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M6WS 
1879 


Viewpoints 


A  physics  professor  appraises 
the  Three  Mile  Island 
Reactor  2  disaster. 


Much  has  been  written  about  the  acci- 
dent at  Three  Mile  Island  (TMl) 
Reactor  2.  Some  view  the  accident  as 
proof  positive  that  nuclear  reactors 
should  be  shut  down  until  further 
safety  studies  have  been  completed, 
while  others  look  at  the  outcome  as 
proof  that  safety  systems  do  prevent 
the  ultimate  disaster. 

A  report  to  the  Nuclear  Regulatory 
Commission  clearly  stated  that  the 
plant  at  Harrisburg  was  "dangerous- 
ly out  of  control  for  at  least  48 
hours."  Fortunately,  only  a  small 
amount  of  radiation  has  escaped  into 
the  environment.  Some  regard  this 
small  release  of  radiation  as  not 
harmful  to  the  health  of  the  citizens 
near  TMI.  This  is  not  true.  Any 
amount  of  radiation  is  harmful. 

In  the  case  of  radiation  released  at 
a  nuclear  power  plant,  the  risks  are 
incurred  by  a  population  which  did 
not  elect  to  take  the  risks  involved. 
Moreover,  many  of  the  benefits  are 
reaped  by  people  far  removed  from 
the  location  of  risk.  Consumers  of 
electricity  at  some  distance  from  the 
plant,  stockholders  in  the  utility,  and 
some  employees  of  the  utility  or  reac- 
tor vendor  may  all  share  monetary 
benefit  without  sharing  the  health 
risks  involved.  The  ethics  of  the  situa- 
tion are  not  simple,  neither  do  they 
seem  fair. 

A  major  lesson  to  be  learned  from 
the  TMI  disaster  is  that  a  little  bit  of 
common  sense,  possessed  by  the 
average  citizen  as  well  as  by 
"experts,"  goes  a  long  way. 

A  nuclear  power  plant  is  an 
engineering  marvel  —  truly  one  of  the 
technological  wonders  of  the  world. 
It  is  a  multi-billion  dollar  collection 
of  thousands  of  relays,  transistors, 
integrated  circuits,  pumps,  switches, 
pipes  and  cables,  with  additional 
thousands  of  electrical  and  coolant 
circuits,  each  designed  by  a  well- 
trained  engineer. 


What  the  nation  now  realizes,  how- 
ever, is  that  each  of  those  devices, 
each  of  those  circuits  and  each  of  the 
complex  systems  is  subject  to  design 
errors,  to  manufacturing  flaws,  to  in- 
correct installation,  to  improper 
operating  procedures. 

If  there  is  a  serious  accident  such  as 
the  one  at  TMI,  the  ultimate  cause  is 
human  error,  either  in  design,  manu- 
facturing or  operation.  The  essential 
point  is  that  humans  are  never  going 
to  be  infallible,  and  the  message,  I 
think,  is  clear.  If  a  system  which  is 
designed,  produced  and  operated  by 
humans  has  accident  consequences  of 
catastrophic  proportions,  then  that 
system  should  not  be  used  in  our 
society. 

Another  lesson  to  be  learned  is  that 
neither  consumers,  utilities  nor 
government  agencies  can  agree  on  the 
question  of  who  should  pay  for  this 
disaster.  This  is  not  a  new  problem. 
As  long  ago  as  the  1950s  the  utilities 
told  the  government  that  they  would 
not  enter  into  the  nuclear  business  of 
producing  electricity  from  nuclear 
power  unless  their  liability  in  an  acci- 
dent were  strictly  limited,  unlike  near- 
ly all  other  industries  in  the  United 
States. 

This  demand,  to  which  Congress 
capitulated  in  1957  (and  twice  more 
since  then),  has  been  formalized  in 
the  Price-Anderson  Act.  This  act 
limits  the  total  liability  for  a  nuclear 
accident  to  $560  million,  of  which 
$435  million  will  be  paid  by  tax- 
payers. 

Other  financial  responsibilities 
have  either  been  assumed  by  the  tax- 
payer or  have  been  ignored.  In  the 
first  category  are  the  billions  of 
dollars  invested  by  the  federal 
government  in  fundamental  nuclear 
research  and  in  gaseous  diffusion 
plants  where  uranium  is  enriched 
before  it  can  be  used  as  a  fuel  in  our 
light  water  reactors. 


In  the  second  category  are  two 
large  items.  One  is  the  unknown  but 
very  large  costs  associated  with  the 
safe  disposal  of  the  radioactive  wastes 
which  all  nuclear  reactors  generate. 
Thirty-seven  years  after  the  first 
chain  reaction,  we  still  do  not  know 
how  to  dispose  of  these  fuel  wastes 
for  the  requisite  thousands  of  years, 
and  the  utilities  are  maintaining  that 
this  integral  part  of  operating  a 
nuclear  plant  should  be  paid  for  by 
the  taxpayer. 

The  other  item  which  is  ignored  by 
utilities  in  their  cost-comparison  of 
nuclear  with  other  plants  is  decom- 
missioning costs.  After  approximate- 
ly 30  years  of  operation,  many  com- 
ponents of  a  nuclear  plant,  including 
the  40-foot  high  stainless  steel  reactor 
vessel  itself,  will  contain  so  much 
radioactive  nickel  and  cobalt  in  their 
walls  that  the  entire  plant  will  have  to 
be  shut  down  and  isolated  from  the 
U.S.  population.  The  costs  associated 
with  doing  this  are  never  included  in 
the  costs  of  producing  electricity 
from  nuclear  power. 

Another  lesson  to  be  learned  is  that 
the  arrogant  attitude  which  the 
nuclear  industry  (government  as  well 
as  the  private  sector)  has  historically 
held  is  still  with  us.  In  a  manner 
reminiscent  of  the  Brown's  Ferry  ac- 
cident several  years  ago,  concern  for 
public  relations  seems  to  have  been 
prominent  in  the  minds  of  the  utility 
which  operates  the  TMI  plant. 

Perhaps  the  most  important  lesson 
of  all  is  that  utilities  and  state  com- 
missioners seem  incapable  of  learning 
from  mistakes.  If  nuclear  power 
plants  are  unreliable,  expensive  and 
dangerous,  then  prudent  men  and 
women  should  at  least  call  for  a 
moratorium  on  new  nuclear  plant 
construction,  and  call  for  an  em- 
phasis on  transitional  and  new  energy 
sources. 

Dr.  Gerald  Meisner 


University  of 

North  Carolina 
at  Greensboro 


/ 


Summer/Volume  67 


Number  4 


Cover  Note:  Betty  Jane  Gardner  Edwards  '62 
drew  the  cover  portrait  of  UNC-G's  new 
chancellor.  Dr.  William  E.  Moran.  Betty  Jane 
will  open  her  own  portrait  studio  in  September 
at  912  North  Elm  Street  near  Greensboro's 
Fisher  Park. 


Needlework  Note:  Admirers  of  the  needlepoint 
design  of  Foust  Building,  which  appeared  on 
the  cover  of  the  spring  issue,  may  purchase 
either  a  graph  of  the  design  for  $2.50  or  a  com- 
plete kit  for  $6.50  by  writing  Su.san  Wells 
Vaughn,  2001  Walker  Avenue,  Greensboro 
2740''3. 


"The  wind  is  with  US  ..  ."  2 

UNC-G's  sixih  chancellor  expresses  a  high  optimism  for  the 
future  of  the  campus  in  an  interview  with  the  Alumni  News. 

Honors  Abound  for  Ferguson  6 

Town  and  gown  pay  tribute  to  the  leadership  of  Dr.  James 
Ferguson  on  the  eve  of  his  resignation  as  chancellor. 

Commencement/ 1979  8 

UNC-G's  87th  conunencement  was  full  of  tradition,  nostalgia 
and  perhaps  a  return  to  the  institution 's  historic  roots. 

A  Designing  Venture  10 

UNC-G  students  and  alumni  were  involved  in  the  trans- 
formation of  a  31 -room  Tudor  mansion  into  Greensboro's 
A  SID  Designers'  Show  House. 

In  the  Mainstream  12 

Alumni  play  vital  roles  .  .  .  in  editing  and  publishing,  as 
North  Carolina's  first  woman  president  of  a  community 
college  and  as  director  of  the  White  House  Visitors'  Bureau. 

Foreign  Focus  14 

Students  from  abroad,  global  studies  and  summer  activities, 
both  at  home  and  abroad,  bring  an  international  flavor 
to  the  Greensboro  campus. 

A  Change  in  Line  17 

A  college  major  is  no  longer  a  lifetime  commitment,  at  least 
not  as  far  as  careers  are  concerned.  Three  alumnae  who  have 
switched  sav  thev  're  glad  they  did. 


Campus  Scene 
Deaths 
Class  Notes 


17 

Alumni  Business 

32 

20 

A  Living/ Learning 

21 

Memorial 

Cover  III 

F:di(or:  Trudy  Walton  Atkins  MFA  '6.^ 
Staff  Wrilcrs:  Jim  Clark  MFA  '78, 
Belsv  Scale 


Class  Notes:  Sharon  Applegate  Mabe  '76 
Pholographcr:   Boh  Cavin, 
News  Bureau 


Alumni  Board:  Gladys  Strawn  Bullard  '39,  President;  Lois  Brown  Haynes  '54.  First  Vice 
President;  Beckv  Kasuboski  Cook  '66,  Second  Vice  President;  Helen  Gray  Whitley  Vestal 
'40.  Recording  Secretary;  Betsy  Key  Sawyer  '46.  President-Elect;  Phil  Anderson  '78, 
Elizabeth  Grumpier  Bell  "46,  Barbara  Barney  Crumley  '66,  Carolyn  Newhy  Finger  '41, 
Shirley  Henkel  '54,  Virginia  Edwards  Hester  '39,  Jody  Kinlaw  '72.  Debbie  McGann  '79. 
Frances  Fowler  Monds  '33.  Linda  Ely  Price  '62.  Ronald  Shiffler  '70,  Katherine  Sink  '77, 
Mildred  Brunt  Smith  '33,  Josephine  Couch  Walker  '57,  Susan  Whittington  '72,  Katherine 
White  Williams  '58,  Bronna  Willis  '62;  Janie  Smith  Archer  '52,  Finance  Committee  Chair; 
Phil  Proctor  '73.  Alumni  Annual  Giving  Council  Chair;  and  Barbara  Parrish  '48.  Ex- 
ecutive Secretary,  ex  officio. 

THE  ALUMNI  NEWS  is  published  quarterly,  fall,  winter,  spring  and  summer,  by  the 
Alumni  Association  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina  at  Greensboro,  1000  Sprmg 
Garden  Street,  Greensboro,  N.C.  27412.  Alumni  contributors  to  the  Annual  Giving  Fund 
receive  the  magazine.  Non-alumni  may  receive  the  magazine  by  contributing  to  the  Annual 
Giving  Fund  or  by  subscription:  $4  per  year;  single  copies.  $1 .  Second  class  postage  paid  at 
Greensboro,  N.C. 


"The  wind 


On  August  1,  a  new  chancellor,  Dr. 
William  E.  Moran,  will  move  into  the 
elm-paneled,  aqua-carpeted  office 
suite  on  the  third  floor  of  Mossman 
Administration  Building.  About  the 
same  time  his  wife,  Barbara,  and 
their  four  children,  Kathryn,  13; 
Kevin,  12;  Colin,  9  and  Christian,  7 
will  be  moving  across  the  street  into 
the  Chancellor's  residence,  recently 
painted  and  refurbished  for  their 
arrival. 

There  is  an  excitement  at  the  pros- 
pect of  a  new  first  family,  an  an- 
ticipation which  has  helped  dispel  the 
sadness  which  followed  Dr.  James 
Ferguson's  announcement  of  his  deci- 
sion to  resign. 

As  UNC-G  faces  a  new  decade  and 
a  new  era  in  higher  education,  there  is 
also  consensus  on  campus  and  among 
alumni  that  the  search  committee  per- 
formed admirably.  Dr.  Moran  was 
chosen  from  a  field  of  302  potential 
candidates  and  202  active  applicants. 
Minorities,  men  and  women  were 
considered  from  across  the  United 
States  as  well  as  Canada.  The  final 
selection,  which  won  the  unanimous 
endorsement  of  the  UNC-G  Board  of 
Trustees,  was  recommended  by  Presi- 
dent William  Friday  to  the  UNC 
Board  of  Governors  which  gave  final 
approval. 

Dr.  Moran  brings  with  him  im- 
pressive credentials  as  an  ad- 
ministrator, educator  and  humanist 
as  well  as  a  decisive  problem-solver 
and  successful  fund-raiser.  Well  be- 
fore his  arrival  on  campus,  he  ap- 
pears acquainted  with  UNC-G's  mis- 
sion, its  problems  and  potential.  This 
was  borne  out  in  an  extended  tele- 
phone interview  on  June  28  when  he 
answered  a  wide  range  of  questions 
concerning  the  University.  The  ques- 
tions and  his  answers  follow. 


Chancellor  and  Mrs.  Moran  with  their 
children  (clockHise):  Kalhrjn,  Colin.  Chris- 
tian and  Kevin. 


with  us..." 


What  is  your  commitment  to  the  in- 
tellectual development  of  women  as 
leaders? 

UNC-G  has  some  competitive  ad- 
vantages in  contributing  toward  the 
development  of  women  leaders.  It  is 
only  in  its  relatively  recent  past  that  it 
has  become  coeducational  and  for 
that  reason  probably  knows  more  as 
an  academic  community  about  the 
education  of  women  and  their  aspira- 
tions than  some  other  campuses.  The 
current  advantage  of  these  traditions 
and  this  understanding  are  enormous 
in  light  of  what  is  happening  today. 
The  roles  and  responsibilities  of 
women  are  expanding.  UNC-G  can 
and  should  promote  its  competitive 
advantage  in  both  recruitment  and 
programming.  The  wind  is  with  us. 

Do  you  regard  role  models  for  stu- 
dents as  important,  particularly  in  a 
student  body  which  is  over  two-thirds 
women? 

The  value  of  role  models  for 
students,  particularly  in  the  early 
grades,  is  undeniable.  Further,  the 
absence  of  such  figures  in  positions  of 
responsibility  may  be  e.xpected  to 
create  some  damaging  and  mistaken 
assumptions  about  life  options.  Hav- 
ing said  that,  the  primary  asset  for  a 
university  student  in  the  classroom  is 
a  dedicated  and  gifted  teacher/schol- 
ar. The  University's  obligation  is  to 
assign  the  highest  priority  to 
recruiting  and  retaining  such  persons. 
Such  an  assertion  is  wholly  compati- 
ble with  vigorous  affirmative  action 
efforts  to  be  sure  that  women  and 
minority  persons  are  represented  on 
our  faculty  and  throughout  the 
university  in  appropriate  numbers. 

How  do  you  view  the  role  of  alumni 
in  the  future  of  UNC-G?  What  would 
you  consider  their  involvement  for 
•  the  advancement  of  our  institution? 

Alumni  across  the  nation  will  have 
a    tremendously    important    role    in 


shaping  the  future  of  many  of  our 
education  institutions,  including  the 
University  of  North  Carolina  at 
Greensboro.  There  are  a  number  of 
reasons  for  this.  First,  financial  sup- 
port coming  from  devoted  alumni 
bodies  to  the  best  of  our  institutions, 
both  public  and  private,  is  vital.  This 
help  provides  tlexibility  and  a  clear 
margin  of  advantage  that  can  be  con- 
verted into  academic  excellence.  Sec- 
ond, it  is  a  hard  fact  of  life  that 
legislative  interests  in  the  quality  of 
higher  educational  institutions  very 
often  reflect  the  respect  and  affection 
which  alumni  have  for  that  institu- 
tion. If  those  who  graduate  from  a 
public  university  lack  a  deep  appre- 
ciation of  their  own  campus,  it  is  not 
likely  that  anyone  else  is  going  to  be 
persuaded  of  its  merit.  Finally, 
alumni  can  serve  in  many  ways  to 
relate  the  campus  more  sensitively 
and  effectively  to  the  world.  This 
includes  both  curricular  and  extra- 
curricular advice  and  counsel. 

The  best  of  American  universities 
have  had  enormous  help  from  their 
alumni  in  the  identification  and  re- 
cruitment of  gifted  students  as  well. 
This  kind  of  alumni  assistance  is 
more  likely  if  the  university  itself  is 
sensitive  to  the  needs  and  views  of  its 
own  alumni.  The  views  of  the  univer- 
sity's alumni  simply  must  be  solicited 
and  taken  into  account  in  planning 
the  development  of  our  university.  To 
the  extent  that  we  involve  alumni  in 
the  ongoing  life  of  the  campus,  we 
may  expect  the  interest  and  support 
that  I  have  described. 

Your  dedication  to  the  liberal  arts  is 
obvious  by  your  statements  and  by 
the  variety  of  your  interests.  What  are 
your  preferences  in  the  arts  .  .  . 
music,  drama,  art.  dance,  and  how 
are  these  a  part  of  your  life  and  that 
of  your  family? 

Barbara  has  had  a  wonderful  effect 
on  the  family  in  that  regard.  She  has 
inspired  the  children  to  draw  and  to 


be  interested  in  all  of  the  visual  arts  as 
well  as  to  explore  some  of  the  delights 
of  music.  She  is  forever  prompting 
the  children  to  read  rather  than  to 
watch  television  or  to  head  to  the 
nearest  movie.  I  don't  want  to  ex- 
aggerate this.  The  children  are  influ- 
enced in  a  powerful  way  by  their 
peers,  but  her  efforts  have  affected 
the  family  in  a  very  positive  manner. 
My  own  interest  is  deepest  in  the 
field  of  literature.  I  know  more  about 
that  than  I  do  of  the  other  arts  though 
1  am  increasingly  aware  of  the  impor- 
tance of  music.  The  literature  that  I 
turn  to  chiefly  is  poetry  and,  within 
that,  the  works  of  T.  S.  Eliot,  George 
Herbert  and  Gerard  Manley  Hop- 
kins. I  read  novels  though  nothing  of 
very  recent  vintage.  I  am  about  three- 
quarters  of  the  way  through  a  second 
reading  of  Moby  Dick.  1  am  also  an 
admirer  of  Conrad,  James,  Gather, 
Hemingway  and  Fitzgerald. 

How  do  you  envision  the  role  of 
intercollegiate  athletics  in  a  univer- 
sity such  as  UNC-G? 

I  have  been  questioned  a  good  deal 
about  intercollegiate  athletics  in  my 
visits  to  UNC-G.  I  said  some  time  ago 
that  competitive  athletics  is  an  issue 
that  requires  more  than  just  being  for 
or  against  it.  It  is  clear  that  reason- 
able people  on  the  campus  have  been 
divided  on  this  matter.  While  support 
for  a  major  thrust  into  athletics  has 
not  been  unanimous,  neither  has  the 
question  gone  away.  I  will  leave  my 
mind  open  on  the  question  until  1 
hear  a  lot  more  about  the  costs  and 
benefits  of  specific  programs.  One 
can  find  evidence  in  other  universities 
of  both  very  good  and  very  bad  per- 
formance in  the  incorporation  of  ath- 
letics into  campus  life,  but  we  can't 
handle  this  question  with  anecdotes 
about  what  has  been  done  elsewhere. 
We  must  understand  our  own  in- 
terests and  the  implications  of  a 
specific  program  for  our  own  campus 
before  settling  the  matter. 


".  .  .  academic  communities  witin  imagina- 
tion and  drive  have  a  lot  more  control  over 
their  own  future  than  ordinarily  imagined." 


What  enticed  you  to  (ireensboro;  that 
is,  to  what  extent  have  you  ivnown 
our  state  both  directly  and  indirectly? 

I  had  never  spent  any  time  in  North 
CaroHna  prior  to  meeting  with  the 
search  committee  in  Greensboro. 
Barbara's  parents  had  vacationed  in 
and  around  Hendersonvilie  for  some 
years,  so  she  has  had  a  good  look  at 
that  part  of  the  state.  With  the  infor- 
mation we  have  now,  however,  we 
have  a  lot  of  reasons  for  being 
pleased  with  the  prospect  of  Hving  in 
Greensboro.  The  town  itself  is 
beautiful.  It  is  clear  that  it  is  a  healthy 
community  in  which  to  bring  up  a 
large  family.  All  of  our  children  are 
interested  in  sports  and  extracurricu- 
lar programs  which  are  evident  in 
abundance.  We  shall  miss  Michigan, 
of  course.  Leaving  behind  Michigan's 
ferocious  winters,  however,  is  not 
altogether  unappealing.  I  shall  miss 
especially  the  splendid  trout  streams 
of  upper  Michigan,  but  I  have  hopes 
that  the  mountains  of  North  Carolina 
may  yet  resolve  that  problem. 

In  brief  visits  to  campus,  what  are 
some  of  the  things  that  have  im- 
pressed you  most  about  UNC-G? 

The  two  universities  with  which  I 
have  been  associated  since  1966  — 
SUNY  at  Stony  Brook,  New  York, 
and  the  University  of  Michigan  at 
Flint  —  were  both  in  the  very  early 
stages  of  development  during  my  time 
there.  It  will  be  a  great  pleasure  to  be 
a  part  of  a  campus  that  is  already 
constructed  with  a  fine  array  of 
academic  programs  and  a  wonderful 
faculty  already  recruited.  Walking 
through  the  Jackson  Library  during 
an  early  visit  to  Greensboro  was  an 
absolute  delight  for  me.  I  have  had 
the  chance  as  well  to  meet  a  number 
of  the  faculty  and  professional  staff 
in  the  course  of  my  visits  to 
Greensboro.  I  liked  the  people  that  I 
met.  They  obviously  care  deeply  for 
the  campus  and  are  its  best  hope  for 
the  future. 


I  believe  there  are  wonderful 
opportunities  in  Greensboro  to  help 
to  shape  the  UNC-G  campus  as  well. 
While  it  is  mature,  it  is  not  static.  The 
challenge  of  improving  and  strength- 
ening the  campus  is  quite  real,  and  I 
look  forward  to  doing  everything  that 
I  can  to  that  end. 

How  do  you  envision  the  future  of 
UNC-G  in  view  of  the  financial  con- 
cerns facing  higher  education  ...  the 
economy,  shrinking  dollars,  rising 
tuitions,  limited  support  resources? 

It  is  certainly  true  that  the  com- 
plications of  planning  for  University 
development  seem  to  be  expanding 
exponentially.  Much  uncertainty  sur- 
rounds the  future  of  the  national 
economy.  Energy  supplies  are  less 
predictable  than  ever  before.  Indeed, 
a  kind  of  pessimism  seems  to  be  set- 
tling over  the  nation  in  a  manner  that 
is  quite  foreign  to  the  American  peo- 
ple. I  suppose  this  pessimism  reflects 
as  well  a  growing  concern  about  the 
nation's  capacity  to  govern  itself 
wisely.  In  any  event,  it  is  in  this 
general  context  that  the  future  of 
UNC-G  must  be  planned. 

Demographic  changes  have 
brought  about  significantly  reduced 
enrollment  in  some  very  good  institu- 
tions. It  may  be  that  higher  education 
has  only  seen  the  tip  of  that  iceberg  to 
date.  While  this  is  a  very  consequen- 
tial matter,  reduced  enrollments  are 
not  the  end  of  the  world.  Diminished 
enrollments  may  actually  present  op- 
portunities for  certain  kinds  of 
change  that  could  not  be  handled  on 
an  expanding  campus.  The  quality 
and  number  of  our  students  will, 
however,  be  a  matter  of  concern  from 
this  point  forward.  Competition  for 
the  best  students  is  likely  to  be  keen  in 
the  future. 

It  has  been  my  own  experience  that 
academic  communities  with  imagina- 
tion and  drive  have  a  lot  more  control 
over  their  own  future  than  ordinarilv 
imagined.    The    situation    in    North 


Carolina,  and  in  Greensboro  in  par- 
ticular, is  very  promising  in  com- 
parison with  other  sectors  of  the 
country.  But  the  importance  of  chart- 
ing carefully  the  future  of  the  campus 
in  programmatic  and  fiscal  terms  is 
very  great.  It  is  in  our  interests  to 
look  at  the  world  as  it  is;  to  see  the 
opportunities  and  hazards  as  they 
are;  and  not  to  exaggerate  either. 

How  do  >ou  envision  UNC-G's  role 
in  sociological  and  cultural  concerns 
.  .  .  human  rights,  life  styles,  the  arts, 
morality,  behavior? 

One  senses  that  the  diminished  role 
of  formal  religion  in  this  country 
prompts  many  people  to  look  toward 
the  university  as  a  new  source  of 
values  and  morality.  I  think  those 
who  expect  the  university  to  replace 
the  church  are  likely  to  be  disap- 
pointed. Human  behavior,  art  and 
values  will  always  be  scrutinized  and 
analyzed  critically  in  the  university  as 
they  have  been  in  the  past.  This  pro- 
cess of  review  both  preserves  and 
destroys,  as  some  ideas  are  reaffirm- 
ed and  others  replaced  and  discarded. 
It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  the  best 
hope  of  our  country  is  that  univer- 
sities will  continue  to  speak 
courageously  and  disinterestedly 
about  these  matters,  uninfluenced  by 
political  whims  or  new  norms  about 
what  may  or  may  not  be  said  on  cer- 
tain subjects.  It  is  likely  to  be  harder 
in  the  future  for  universities  to  speak 
out  bravely  and  honestly  on  these 
matters.  The  obligation  to  do  so  re- 
mains. 

You  have  said  that  you  intend  to  turn 
your  attention  to  mastering  the 
details  of  operating  the  university  and 
to  developing  an  understanding  of  the 
strategic  issues  facing  the  university. 
What  do  you  see  as  some  of  these 
issues? 

It  has  been  my  experience  that  the 
development     of    an     institutional 


"It  is  in  our  interests  to  look  at  the  world  as 
it  is;  to  see  the  opportunities  and  hazards 
as  they  are;  and  not  to  exaggerate  either." 


strategy  and  the  capacity  to  imple- 
ment plans  hang  in  part  upon  the  ef- 
fective administration  of  daily  opera- 
tions. The  isolation  of  critical 
strategic  issues  and  effective  planning 
to  deal  with  them  are  simply  impossi- 
ble in  institutions  that  are  not  well 
run.  Accordingly,  I  hope  to  develop  a 
close  understanding  of  the  operating 
problems  of  UNC-G  in  the  near  term, 
then  I  will  be  able  to  address  effec- 
tively the  chief  policy  issues  facing  the 
campus,  in  order  to  apply  the 
resources  and  the  collective  in- 
telligence of  the  academic  community 
to  those  issues. 

Some  of  the  issues  which  seem  to 
be  of  strategic  consequence  are  new 
resources  and  flexibility  in  employing 
present  resources,  the  recruitment 
and  retention  of  students  and  a  facul- 
ty to  match,  and  the  implication  of 
energy  shortfalls. 

How  do  you  envision  UNC-G's  role 
in  environmental  and  physical  con- 
cerns .  .  .  energy,  the  environment, 
health,  food,  public  service,  re- 
search? 

The  historical  role  of  the  university 
in  contributing  to  the  solution  of 
social  and  technical  problems  has 
been  one  largely  determined  by  the  in- 
terest and  competence  of  individual 
faculty  members.  Federal  support  for 
particular  kinds  of  research  and  pro- 
grams has,  of  course,  changed  things 
somewhat.  Universities  today  are 
more  sensitive  to  national  policy 
issues  of  great  consequence  as  a  result 
of  federal  funding  of  research.  They 
are  more  inclined  to  address  these 
issues  in  an  organized  way,  perhaps 
with  centers  or  institutes,  or  by  en- 
couraging faculty  interests  in  pro- 
blems of  public  concern.  In  the  last 
analysis,  though,  it  is  the  interest  of 
the  individual  faculty  members  that 
determines  which  problems  receive 
the  most  attention,  but  universities  as 
institutions  are  more  sensitive  about 
these    matters    at    the    level    of   the 


During  a  spring  visit  to  (lie  Greensboro  campus.  Dr.  Morun  talks  with  students,  left  (o  right: 
Therese  Peeler  of  Vilas,  Steve  C'hasse  of  Reading,  Pennsvlvania,  David  Payne  of  Slatesville,  and 
David  C'rouse  of  Raleigh.  Pa>ne  is  Student  Government  president. 


trustees  and  the  presidents  where 
policies  are  set. 

What  do  you  see  as  the  greatest  prob- 
lem and  the  greatest  potential  facing 
UNC-G  on  the  threshold  of  the 
eighties? 

Perhaps  the  principal  issues,  two 
that  I  think  about  most,  are  the 
general  academic  reputation  of  the 
university  and  especially  graduate 
program  plans.  UNC-G  is  one  of 
three  institutions  in  the  UNC  system 
offering  programs  at  the  doctoral 
level.  Its  role  in  this  demanding  area 
of  education  is  far  more  limited  than 
that  of  UNC-CH  or  North  Carolina 
State,  as  perhaps  it  should  be.  A  close 
refinement  of  our  understanding  of 
this  responsibility  is  a  very  important 
question  and  one  that  will  have  a 
significant  bearing  upon  the  academic 
future  of  UNC-G. 

This  is  not  to  deny,  however,  that 
the  quality  of  the  undergraduate  ex- 
perience is  and  will  be  a  powerful 


force  shaping  the  prospects  of  the 
campus  in  the  future.  The  role  of 
UNC-G  as  a  first  rate  undergraduate 
institution  is  more  settled.  We  have 
substantial  breadth  and  depth  of  pro- 
gramming —  indeed,  the  same  seems 
to  be  true  of  our  masters'  level  work. 
But  doctoral  studies  are  somewhat 
open-ended  yet.  Being  as  expensive  as 
it  is,  there  is  little  room  for  error  there 
in  program  planning. 

The  campus  has  wonderful  poten- 
tial in  that  it  has  a  fine  reputation  of 
its  own  and  it  is  also  part  of  a  very 
fine  system.  The  State  of  North  Caro- 
lina is  immensely  proud  of  UNC-G 
and  has  high  hopes  for  its  future. 
With  that  kind  of  support,  with  an 
active  alumni  body  and  with  an 
academic  community  that  believes  in 
itself  and  its  own  potential,  it  may 
well  be  that  some  surprising  and  posi- 
tive changes  lie  ahead  in  spite  of  the 
plethora  of  hazards  to  which  I  have 
already  referred.  This  is  my  own  hope 

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Honors  Abound  for  Ferguson 


The  occasion  was  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  Excellence  Fund,  Inc.,  in 
Alumni  House  on  Wednesday,  March 
14.  Approaching  the  podium,  UNC 
President  William  Friday  invited 
Chancellor  James  Ferguson  to  join 
him  as  he  read  a  framed  certificate 
establishing  the  James  S.  Ferguson 
Excellence  Fund  professorship. 

He  read,  in  part:  "James  Shar- 
brough  Ferguson  .  .  .  beloved  by 
Town  and  Gown  .  .  .  We  honor  you 
for  the  leadership  you  have  given  this 
University  during  the  period  in  which 
it  has  expanded  its  mission  ...  to  that 
of  a  full-fledged  University  with  ma- 
jor new  responsibilities  .  .  .  You  have 
shown  us,  by  example,  what  it  means 
to  be  committed  to  excellence  in  every 
aspect  of  the  hfe  of  the  Univer- 
sity ..." 

This  recognition  was  one  of  a  host 
of  honors  bestowed  since  last  Sep- 
tember when  Dr.  Ferguson  an- 
nounced his  resignation  from  the 
chancellorship  to  return  to  teaching. 
Other  honors  accorded  the 
Chancellor  in  recent  months  include: 

•  The  Alumni  Association  pledged 
$24,000  with  an  anonymous  donor 
to  estabHsh  a  merit  scholarship,  the 
James  S.  and  Frances  C.  Ferguson 
Scholarship. 

•  Tlie  Home  Economics  Foundation 

contributed  $3,000  to  the  Ferguson 
Scholarship  Fund. 

•  The  Musical  Arts  Guild  gave  a  col- 
lection of  recordings  to  the  School 
of  Music's  Listening  Center. 

•  The  Alumni  Association  presented 
a  vacation  trip  of  his  choice  from 
any  listed  on  the  Alumni  Tour  Pro- 
gram. 

•  The  Faculty  gave  a  desk,  a  desk 
lamp  and  a  chair  along  with  a  por- 
trait of  his  cat,  Blackie,  painted  by 


Weatherspoon  Gallery  Curator 
James  Tucker.  There  was  also  a 
cash  stipend  to  be  used  in  his 
travels. 

•  The  Phi  Beta  Kappa  chapter 
presented  a  key  and  an  honorary 
membership. 

•  The  Angels  of  the  Theatre  gave  him 

a  life  membership  and  a  resolution 
recognizing  his  support  of  drama 
and  the  arts. 

There  were  also  resolutions  from 
the  University  Board  of  Trustees  and 
such  groups  as  the  staff  of  Chinqua- 
Penn  Plantation,  the  estate  owned 
and  operated  by  the  University  near 
Reidsville.  In  addition,  there  were 
personal  courtesies  and  recognitions 
extended  beyond  the  campus  by  com- 
munity groups. 

Student  groups  also  recognized  his 
leadership: 

•  The  Senior  Class  presented  a  paint- 
ing in  his  honor  of  Julius  1.  Foust 
Building  by  artist  William 
Mangum. 

•  The  Neo-Black  Society  gave  him  its 
humanitarian  award. 

•  The  Elliott  University  Center  exec- 
utive board  joined  the  Student  Af- 
fairs staff  in  presenting  two  books 
during  the  dedication  of  EUiott 
Center's  new  dining  room  in  mem- 
ory of  the  Chancellor's  wife, 
Frances  Cottrell  Ferguson. 

The  Community  joined  the  campus 
on  Sunday,  May  6,  at  a  convocation 
in  Aycock  Auditorium,  attended  by 
approximately  1,500.  The  occasion, 
complete  with  special  music  and  an 
academic  procession  by  the  faculty, 
brought  Dr.  Otis  Singletary,  presi- 
dent of  the  University  of  Kentucky, 
back  to  the  campus  he  had  served  as 
chancellor  from  1961-66.  A  student 
of  Dr.   Ferguson's  at  Millsaps  Col- 


lege, Dr.  Singletary  brought  him  to 
Greensboro  in  1963  as  dean  of  the 
Graduate  School  of  Woman's  Col- 
lege, soon  to  become  the  University 
of  North  Carolina  at  Greensboro. 

Dr.  Singletary  described  Dr. 
Ferguson  as  "first,  last  and  always 
the  superb  teacher,"  noting  that  it 
was  his  influence  during  Singletary's 
student  days  at  Millsaps  that  per- 
suaded him  to  continue  his  studies 
and  enter  the  education  field. 

He  praised  Dr.  Ferguson's  wisdom, 
noting  that  his  "spirit  is  uncon- 
taminated,  because  he  knows  no  bias 
or  hatred  or  envy  or  jealousy  or  ill 
will.  I  believe  it  is  this  basic  purity 
that  makes  him  the  man  we  all  admire 
so  much  —  more  than  his  learning, 
more  than  his  acuteness,  more  than 
his  storied  industry." 

Others  who  made  remarks  praising 
the  chancellor  were  Gladys  Strawn 
Bullard,  alumni  association  presi- 
dent; James  H.  Allen,  Vice  Chan- 
cellor for  Student  Affairs;  Dr.  Walter 
Puterbaugh,  vice  chairman  of  the 
Faculty  Council;  Louis  Stephens,  Jr., 
chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees; 
David  Payne,  Student  Government 
president;  and  Walter  Pritchard, 
Neo-Black  Society  president. 

UNC  President  William  Friday 
also  spoke,  remarking  on  the  "quali- 
ty of  performance  and  of  sustained 
institutional  progress  achieved" 
under  Dr.  Ferguson's  leadership. 
"Your  imprint  is  everywhere  around 
this  campus  and  across  North  Caro- 
lina. You  may  walk  over  to  Charles 
Mclver's  statue  and  know  that  you 
kept  his  faith  and  that  you  moved  this 
institution  forward." 

Dr.  Ferguson,  whose  resignation 
becomes  effective  July  31,  has  been 
appointed  a  University  Distinguished 
Professor  of  History.  A  Southern 
historian,  he  is  a  scholar  in  the  area  of 
Southern  agrarianism  in  the  late  19th 
century.  He  will  teach  classes  fall 
semester  in  the  history  of  the  South 
and  of  the  United  States. 


Lines  in  Praise  of  the  Chancellor 


From  Mississippi's  steaming  wastes 
The  stripling  son  of  Fergus  rose; 

In  Millsaps'  groves  he  schooled  his  tastes 
Their  contradictions  to  compose. 

And  there  the  penchant  to  fulfill 

T'unravel  human  mystery, 
He  set  his  face  toward  Chapel  Hill 

And  doctorate  in  History. 

Meanwhile  long  since  had  he  returned 
(With  radiant  helpmeet  by  his  side) 

To  teach  in  halls  where  once  he  learned, 
.4  scholar  thus  transmogrified. 

The  young  professor,  soon  a  dean. 

Loomed  head  and  shoulders  over  all. 

Then  came  the  summons  unforeseen 
To  heed  the  Macedonian  call. 

IVith  ritual  laurels  duly  crowned 
He  entered  on  his  hopeful  reign; 

.And  now,  this  day,  the  walls  resound 
With  tributes  from  his  vast  domain. 


Our  numbers  wa.xed,  our  troubles  waned 
The  world's  applause  rang  in  our  ears; 

Our  captain  our  best  hopes  sustained 
Felicities  adorned  our  years. 

Now  may  his  faculty  be  seen 
Their  lofty  calling  cherishing. 

Serenely  led  by  golden  mean 

'Twi.xt  publishing  and  perishing. 

.And  as  we  pause  his  reign  to  scan 
And  celebrate  our  Renaissance 

What  can  we  say  of  such  a  man 
But  honi  soit  qui  mal  y  pense! 

Pile  high  the  honors,  let  them  speak 
List  all  the  feats  consecutive! 

Let  crashing  cymbals,  trumpets'  shriek 
Acclaiiri  our  chief  executive! 

Ye  iron-throated  bells  ring  out; 

Ye  keening  sirens  rend  the  air; 
Exultant  choirs  with  joy  sing  out 

Our  Chancellor's  worthy  praise  declare! 

Richard  Bardolph 


UNC  President  William  Friday  is 
shown  with  Chancellor  Ferguson 
following  the  announcement  of  (he 
Excellence  Fund  professorship. 
Chancellor  Ferguson  acknowl- 
edges a  standing  ovation  during 
the  convocation  in  his  honor  (left 
10  right:  CNC-G  Board  of  Trus- 
tees' Chairman  Louis  Stephens, 
Jr.,  I'NC  President  Friday  and 
Vice  Chancellor  James  Allen  at 
podium). 

A  portrait  of  Blackie,  painted  by 
James  Tucker. 

The  medallion,  gift  of  the  Class  of 
1929,  was  worn  for  the  first  time  at 
commencement  exercises  by  Chan- 
cellor F'erguson. 

Alumni  Association  President 
Gladys  Sirawn  Bullard  presents 
Dr.  Ferguson  with  the  Alumni 
Tour  of  his  choice. 
Dr.  Richard  Bardolph.  who  pre- 
sented gifts  from  (he  faculty  a(  a 
recep(ion  in  Cone  Ballroom,  also 
read  a  poem  which  he  had  com- 
posed. In  April  Dr.  Bardolph 
received  (he  O.  Max  Ciardner 
Award,  highes(  honor  (he  I  ni- 
versi(y  sys(em  can  bcs(ow  on  i(s 
faculty. 


Commencement/ 1979 


UNC-G's  87th  commencement  on 
Sunday,  May  13,  marked  the  end  of  a 
decade  and  in  some  respects  the  end 
of  an  era  as  well. 

Dr.  James  Ferguson  made  his  last 
address  to  the  university  community 
which  he  had  served  as  chancellor 
during  a  period  of  its  greatest  growth. 
The  graduating  class  of  2,020  was  the 
first  since  the  early  sixties  that  had 
not  increased  in  number.  There  were 
48  fewer  graduates  than  last  year, 
reflecting  a  national  decline  in  college 
enrollment. 

Dr.  Ferguson  observed  that  he  felt 
like  a  graduate  himself,  "for  we  are 
all  engaged  in  the  rite  of  passage  from 
one  phase  of  our  lives  to  another." 
He  joined  the  commencement  speak- 
er. Dr.  Pauli  Murray,  in  admonishing 
the  graduates  to  set  high  goals  for 
themselves  as  shapers  of  a  new  era 
and  a  new  spirit. 

Approximately  10,000  attended  the 
mid-day  ceremonies  in  the  Greens- 
boro Coliseum.  Three  honorary 
degrees  recognized  the  unique  contri- 
butions of  three  Greensboro  citizens. 
Doctor  of  Laws  —  Joseph  McKinley 
Bryan,  insurance  and  broadcasting 
executive,  philanthropist  and  civic 
leader. 

Doctor  of  Fine  Arts  —  Daniel  Eri- 
court,  internationally  known  concert 
artist  and  first  pianist  to  record  the 
complete  works  of  Debussv  and 
Ravel. 

Doctor  of  Ijtcralure  —  Josephine 
Hege,  an  alumna,  who  served  the 
University  for  38  years  as  a  skilled 
teacher  dedicated  to  academic  excel- 
lence. Miss  Hege,  who  was  ill,  re- 
ceived her  degree  in  absentia. 
Chancellor  Ferguson  and  other 
university  officials  presented  the 
award  in  her  hospital  room  later  in 
the  day. 

Commencement  weekend  began 
Friday,  May  !!.  when  592  alumni 
began  to  converge  on  Alumni  House 
for  registration  in  the  afternoon  and 
wine  and  cheese  parties  which  were 


scattered  over  the  campus  Friday 
evening. 

On  Saturday  morning,  tradition 
mixed  with  nostalgia  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association, 
held  in  Aycock  Auditorium,  recalling 
the  "mass  meetings"  of  classes  in 
other  years.  Undoubtedly,  a  highlight 
of  the  proceedings  was  the  proces- 
sional of  the  class  of  1929,  with  clown 
hats  and  balloons,  led  by  Everlasting 
President  Ruth  Clinard.  Over  70 
members  of  the  class  attended,  their 
jubilation  matching  the  circus  theme 
of  the  1929  Pine  Needles.  Acknowl- 
edging their  foolishness,  Ruth 
Clinard  observed,  however,  that  their 
first  gift  to  UNC-G  "is  not  peanuts. 
It  is  the  Class  of  1929  Student 
Emergency  Loan  Fund  .  .  .  and  a 
sterling  silver  ceremonial  medallion 
to  be  worn  by  the  Chancellor  on  ap- 
propriate occasions."  Total  contribu- 
tions from  205  class  members 
amounted  to  $7,450.95. 

Alumni  Service  Awards  were 
presented  to: 

•  Dr.  Jeanne  Owen  '41  of  Winston- 
Salem,  a  professor  of  business  law 
at  Wake  Forest  University,  who 
became  the  first  woman  on  the 
Wake  Forest's  School  of  Business 
faculty. 

•  Jessie  Rae  Osborne  Scott  '51,  a 
civic  leader  in  fields  ranging  from 
the  fight  against  cancer  to  ad- 
vocacy for  the  Equal  Rights 
Amendment.  She  is  the  wife  of 
former  Governor  Robert  Scott. 

•  Betty  Dorton  Thomas  '44  of  Con- 
cord, a  state  representative  in  the 
General  Assembly  and  a  long-time 
leader  in  higher  education.  She  is 
president  of  an  automobile  agency 
in  Concord. 

•  Susannah  Thomas  Watson  '39  of 
Greensboro,  president  of  the 
Greensboro  Mental  Health  Asso- 
ciation in  1977,  who  has  worked 
for  many  years  in  behalf  of  the 
mentally  and  emotionally  handi- 
capped. 


Emily  Herring  Wilson  '61,  poet  and  editor,  in- 
terviewed Dr.  Murray  as  part  of  a  study  she  is 
conducting  of  older  black  women  in  Norlfi 
Carolina.  Notes  from  her  interview  follow. 


Dr.  Pauli  Murray,  who  in  1978  re- 
fused an  honorary  degree  from  the 
University  of  North  Carolina  at 
Chapel  Hill,  was  commencement 
speaker  May  13  for  the  87th  annual 
exercise  at  the  Greensboro  Coliseum. 

Dr.  Murray,  writer,  lawyer, 
teacher,  and  priest,  spoke  on  "Re- 
sources for  Survival  in  a  World  of 
Change,"  naming  a  resiliency  of 
spirit,  a  capacity  for  continuous 
growth,  an  active  commitment  to 
social  and  ethical  imperatives,  and 
the  capacity  for  hope.  She  concluded 
by  quoting  Reinhold  Niebuhr,  "We 
are  saved  by  love." 

Dr.  Murray  has  written  about  her 
childhood  in  North  Carolina  in 
Proud  Shoes,  the  story  of  her  grand- 
parents, Cornelia  and  Robert  Fitz- 
gerald of  Durham.  In  tracing  her 
roots,  she  shifts  the  emphasis  from 
herself  to  her  ancestors  and  analyzes 
them  with  compassion  and  honesty. 
Her  great-grandfather,  Charles 
Thomas  Fitzgerald,  was  a  half-Irish 
mulatto,  and  her  great-grandmother, 
Sarah  Ann  Burton  Fitzgerald,  was 
white  of  Swedish  and  French  descent. 
Robert  Fitzgerald's  family  moved 
from  Chester  County,  Pennslyvania 
in  1869;  he  was  a  free-born  Yankee 
who  would  marry  Cornelia  Smith, 
born  of  the  union  between  the  black 
slave,  Harriet,  and  her  master's  son, 
Sidney  Smith.  Dr.  James  S.  Smith 
was  one  of  North  Carolina's  most 
distinguished  citizens  and  a  trustee  of 
the  University  of  North  Carolina.  His 
son,  Sidney,  was  a  lawyer  and  a 
politician,  a  member  of  the  1846 
General  Assembly.  His  sister,  Mary 
Ruffin  Smith,  took  the  four  girls 
born  to  Harriet  by  her  two  brothers 
to  church  at  the  Chapel  of  the  Holy 
Cross    in    Chapel    Hill,    where    she 


presented  them  for  baptism.  In  1977 
Pauli  Murray  was  ordained  as  an 
Episcopal  priest  in  that  same  chapel. 

The  conflicts  produced  by  the  mar- 
riage of  the  free-born  Yankee  and  the 
southern  aristocrat  are  dramatized  in 
Dr.  Murray's  story,  and  the  telling  of 
them  is  unforgettable.  She  has  the 
gifts  of  a  writer,  the  grasp  of  a 
historian,  and  the  feeling  of  a  woman 
who  learned  to  "stand  very  tall  and  in 
proud  shoes." 

I  met  Dr.  Murray  on  Saturday 
morning  before  Commencement  as 
returning  classes  filled  the  Alumni 
House.  There  we  spoke  of  her 
lifelong  commitment  to  the  law,  to 
history,  and  to  the  family  of  man. 
She  spoke  of  "building  bridges  of 
communication"  among  all  people, 
which  she  now  seeks  to  do  in  her 
ministry,  having  come  to  it  after  a 
long  career  as  a  lawyer  and  teacher. 
Her  state-by-state  history  of  laws  on 
race  and  color,  written  in  1950,  is  the 
definitive  study.  She  has  been  in  the 
vanguard  for  civil  rights;  she  is  also  a 
fierce  and  persuasive  feminist.  I 
recently  spoke  with  some  of  her 
oldest  friends  in  Durham,  and  they 
tell  tales  about  "Pauli"  which  are 
legendary  in  her  hometown,  tales  of 
independence  and  courage  and  belief. 
Their  delight  in  that  mischievous  and 
energetic  child  has  turned  to  the 
deepest  respect:  she  is  a  prophet  in 
her  own  country. 

As  I  told  Dr.  Murray  about  my 
study  of  older  black  women  in  North 
Carolina,  she  gave  me  guidance 
marked  by  practical  good  sense,  in- 
spiration, and  encouragement.  I  was 
proud  that  our  Woman's  College  — 
for  it  was  that  history  which  persuad- 
ed her  to  come  —  had  Pauli  Murray 
for  its  speaker.  In  1961  at  my  own 
graduation  I  had  heard  another 
Episcopal  priest  —  Bishop  Baker  — 
describe  us  as  a  "cutflower  genera- 
tion." It  gave  me  hope  that  Pauli 
Murray  might  return  us  to  our  roots. 
Emily  Herring  Wilson 


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ceilor  Ferguson,  the  first  to  wear  the  chain  of 
office.  Distinguished  Alumni,  l-r.  Dr.  Jeanne 
Owen,  Jessie  Rae  Osborne  Scott,  Betty  Dor- 
ton  Thomas  and  Susannah  Thomas  Watson. 

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L.NC-G  assislani  professor  let!  Sampson 
discusses  the  utilization  of  pipes  and  plants  in 
the  overall  design  of  the  seminar  and  exhihit 
rooms  of  the  ASID  Designer  Shonhousi  Hilh 
junior  I. aura  Ferryman  and  sophomori  Mike 
Pogue. 


lINC-(;  senior  s,is;,n  Davis,  who  led  (he 
studcnt-orienlod  projeit.  stands  »ilh  a  scale- 
model  of  the  area  her  group  designed,  against 
the  backdrop  of  the  dark  and  damp  basement 
of  the  showhouse. 


The  Students'  Role 

Take  one  dank  and  dark  basement. 
Add  the  imagination  of  five  interior 
design  students  and  over  1,000  hours 
of  planning  and  back-breaking  labor. 
Voila!  The  elixir  turns  the  drab  into 
an  innovative  exhibit  space  and  a  con- 
temporary seminar  room  —  part  of 
UNC-G's  contribution  to  the  Greens- 
boro ASID  Designers'  Show  House  in 
April. 

The  students'  part  in  the  ASID 
project,  sponsored  by  the  Greensboro 
Council  of  Garden  Clubs,  was  to 
refurbish  the  basement  area.  China 
Grove  senior  Susan  Davis  was  chosen 
by  a  faculty  committee  to  head  up  the 
student-oriented  project. 

"The  other  students  actually 
volunteered  themselves,"  said  ad- 
visor Jeff  Sampson  of  the  Interior 
Design  faculty.  "We  ended  up  with 
five  very  eager  students  who  decided 
to  take  on  the  project."  They  began 
in  September,  researching  materials, 
planning  a  budget  (they  raised  some 
of  the  money  themselves)  and  decid- 
ing on  a  theme. 

"They  had  to  look  at  the  whole 
showhouse  to  see  how  they  could  add 
tlavor  10  the  rest  of  the  program  and 
not  compete,"  Sampson  noted. 
"They  did  not  choose  a  residential 
situation  but  developed  an  exhibit 
and  seminar  room." 

Ideas  and  elbow  grease  became  the 
watchword.  Their  theme  was:  "The 
human  being  is  the  center  of  design. 
He  creates  the  environment  and  the 
environment  in  turn  affects  him  and 
his  attitude,"  Sampson  explained. 

But  before  such  aspirations  could 
be  realized,  there  was  the  matter  of 
cleaning  up  the  basement.  It  was  a 
complete  scrub-down.  The  room  was 
scoured  (by  the  students),  and  they 
painted  it  — pipes  and  all. 

"The  project  was  an  experiment 
for  me,"  Sampson  said.  "It  was  the 
first  time  I  had  ever  let  students 
choose  a  project  and  work  together  as 


a  team.  They  did  the  work  and  the 
design.  I  simply  helped  guide  them.  I 
was  more  or  less  a  team  member." 

They  used  materials  in  new  ways. 
Galvanized  sheet  metal  covered  the 
walls  of  one  area,  contrasting  with  a 
canvas-type  material  which  was  used 
in  the  seminar  room  to  reduce  echoes 
in  the  hardwall  basement  area  and 
produce  a  softer,  warmer  feeling. 

"We  wanted  to  make  people  aware 
of  their  environment  and  the  effect  it 
has  on  problems  they  have  in  their 
space,"  explained  Susan  Davis. 
Through  a  series  of  displays  those 
who  took  the  Show  House  tour  were 
shown  how  they  fit  into  the  norm  — 
into  such  things  as  telephone  booths, 
staircases,  and  doorways  —  and  the 
difficulties  which  handicapped,  tall 
and  little  people  have. 

"The  human  element  should  play 
the  biggest  role  in  why  designers 
develop  what  they  do,"  Susan  said. 
Sampson  agreed:  "The  human  being 
is  the  reason  for  design.  The  purpose 
of  the  displays  was  not  to  dictate,  but 
to  make  people  sensitive  to  their  en- 
vironment. 

"The  people  themselves  determine 
whether  or  not  they  like  their  environ- 
ment," he  continued.  "They  decide 
which  choice  is  more  appropriate  for 
them  as  opposed  to  something  being 
good  or  bad." 

The  four  other  students  who  were 
involved  in  the  semester-long  project 
were:  Barbara  Grant,  a  junior  from 
Huntington,  N.  Y.;  Robert  Kisstoth, 
a  sophomore  from  Burlington;  Laura 
Ferryman,  a  junior  from  Burlington; 
and  Mike  Pogue,  a  sophomore  from 
Winston-Salem. 

Sampson,  who  is  also  a  part-time 
consultant  designer,  has  worked  eight 
years  with  various  corporations,  de- 
signing transportation  systems  and 
modular  building  systems.  His 
undergraduate  degree  is  from  the 
University  of  Buffalo  and  his  MFA 
degree  from  Cranbrook  Academy  in 
Detroit. 


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Alumni  Involvement 

UNC-G  alumni  also  played  a  promi- 
nent role  in  the  transformation  of  the 
3 1 -room  English  Tudor  house,  owned 
by  Sandra  Smith  Cowart  '66  and  hus- 
band Glynn  who  is  also  a  designer. 
Eight  UNC-G  graduates  were  among 
the  21  designers  who  revamped  rooms 
in  the  castle-like  mansion,  located  in 
Fisher  Park,  across  from  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church. 

The  complex  gabled  roofs,  pat- 
terned brickwork  and  half-limbered 
details  of  the  51 -year-old  house  pro- 
vided a  perfect  setting  for  the  interior 
designers  to  demonstrate  their  dec- 
orating skills. 

Hillside's  owner,  Sandra  Cowart, 
is  president  of  the  Carolinas  Chapter, 
American  Society  of  Interior  Design- 
ers (ASID).  Her  part  in  the  restora- 
tion was  redoing  her  office  space. 
Sandra  and  Glynn  also  use  the  house 
for  their  design  studios. 

Seven  other  alumni  who  were  in- 
volved: Mary  Glendinning  Elam  '71, 
who  decorated  the  tower  foyer,  li- 
brary and  greeting  hall,  is  on  the 
board  of  directors  of  ASID,  and  is 
listed  in  Who's  Who  in  the  South  and 
Southwest.  Her  firm,  Mary  Elam 
Design,  Inc.,  specializes  in  institu- 
tional, commercial  and  residential 
design. 

R.  Neal  Fine  '73,  whose  assignment 
was  the  guest  bedroom,  is  also  on  the 
ASID  board  of  directors  and  works 
for  Sosnik's  in  Winston-Salem.  He 
has  e.xtensive  experience  in  residential 
and  commercial  interiors,  and  has  de- 
signed several  rooms  for  the  Southern 
Living  Shows. 

Cynthia  Furr  '72  and  Linda  Hig- 
gins  '72,  who  decorated  the  screened 
porch,  are  co-owners  of  One  Design 
Center,  Inc.,  in  Greensboro,  special- 
izing in  commercial  interior  design 
and  space  planning. 

Rita  George  '66  planned  the  design 
fjor  the  master  bath,  dressing  room 
and  reading  porch.  She  has  practiced 


design  in  the  Greensboro  area  for  13 
years,  is  now  associated  with  Total 
Concepts,  a  design  firm,  where  her 
special  interest  is  the  planning  of 
multi-family  communities. 

Margaret  Suzanne  Kirk  '78,  a 
designer  for  an  architectural  firm  in 
Salisbury,  redid  the  office/study  and 
bath. 

Barbara  Garrison  Murrow  '78 
worked  on  the  sitting  room.  A  set 
designer  with  Alderman  Studios  in 
High  Point,  she  participated  in  the 
ASID  designer  pavilion  at  the  South- 
ern Living  Show  in  Charlotte. 

Alma  Pinnix  '19  was  responsible 
for  the  garden.  "I  redid  the  little  for- 
mal garden,"  she  said.  "I  had  helped 
create  it  years  ago,  so  I  just  cleaned  it 
up,  moved  some  shrubs  and  added 
some  spring  tlowers.  The  sweet 
Williams  and  forget-me-nots  provided 
the  perfect  answer  for  the  colorful 
garden  tour." 

Alma  also  helped  to  enrich  the 
garden  club  coffers.  She  sold  $9,400 
worth  of  ads  and  215  patron  sub- 
scriptions at  $25  each.  Sixteen 
patrons  who  subscribed  from  her  own 
garden  club  set  a  council  record. 

The  energetic  octogenarian  also 
helped  with  the  hostessing.  "We 
served  dinner  on  Patron  Night,  and  1 
was  there,  greeting  and  welcoming 
my  friends." 

"The  ASID  Designer  Show  House 
is  a  dramatization  of  the  complete 
design  process  which  involves  both 
science  and  art  to  enhance  any  given 
interior  space,"  Mary  Elam  said. 
"Following  specific  criteria,  the 
designer  must  ultimately  please  the 
most  demanding  critic,  oneself." 

As  Mary  observed,  apparently  it 
was  a  growing  experience  for  all 
designers.  "We  were  setting  up  a  pic- 
ture to  be  photographed  by  the  eye.  It 
was  a  staged  drama.  I  grew  so  much 
professionally  by  doing  this,"  she 
continued,  "and  I  think  it  was  a 
tremendous  educational  experience 
for  the  public." 


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AJumni 

in  the  Mainstream 


Editor  Pace  Barnes  (lefl)  wilh  needlework  artist  Mary  Lou  Barnes  Smith. 


Sisters  in  Publishing 

Editors  seldom  publish  books  written 
by  relatives,  but  when  Mary  Lou 
Barnes  Smith  '52  suggested  a  book  on 
Egyptian  designs  in  stitchery,  her 
sister  Pace  Barnes  '58,  then  a  senior 
editor  at  E.  P.  Dutton,  thought  it 
would  be  a  terrific  idea.  Pace  con- 
tacted New  York  needlework  artist 
Pauline  Fischer  about  joining  Mary 
Lou  in  writing  Egyptian  Designs  in 
Modern  Stitchery,  and  the  book 
became  a  reality. 

The  needlework  book  includes 
designs  of  King  Tutankemun,  Nefer- 
titi,  the  Sacred  Cat,  the  Leopard  and 
the  Lotus  Flower.  Each  is  presented 
as  a  unit,  with  an  introduction  which 
includes  historical  background.  The 
ancient  Egyptian  motifs  have  been 
reproduced  in  full  color,  and  partially 
worked,  using  a  new  method  for 
presenting  patteins  called  "photo 
pattern,"  printed  in  brown  and 
black.  New  canvas  stitches  and  stitch 
variations  have  been  developed 
especially  for  these  patterns. 

Mary  Lou,  an  artist  and  avid 
needlepointer,  was  co-founder  of  the 
"Book  Nook"  in  Wilson.  Mother  of 


four,  she  has  worked  as  an  artist  for 
Western  Electric  in  Winston-Salem 
and  has  a  longtime  interest  in  books, 
art  and  stitchery. 

Pace,  who  attended  UNC-G  in 
1954-56,  has  been  in  New  York  pub- 
lishing since  graduation  from  Chapel 
Hill  in  1958.  She  has  recently  formed 
The  New  York  Book  Publishing 
Company,  with  the  founder  of  Dial 
Press.  They  are  interested  in  explor- 
ing aspects  of  regional  publishing, 
specifically  in  the  South. 

While  at  Dutton,  Pace  worked  on 
many  well-known  books  including 
Robert  Frost:  The  Years  of  Triumph, 
a  Pulitzer  Prize  winner. 

Presidential  First 

Neill  McLeod  '57  became  the  first 
woman  president  of  a  community  col- 
lege May  1  when  she  was  appointed 
president  of  Martin  Community  Col- 
lege in  Williamston. 

Neill's  interest  in  education  began 
with  a  job  as  office  assistant  at  the 
Educational  Filmstrip  Production 
Company  in  New  York  City.  Her  in- 
terest in  continuing  education  began 
during  her  long  association  with  the 


Girl  Scouts  of  America,  which  she 
served  as  a  field  advisor  for  the  Girl 
Scout  Council  of  Greater  New  York 
during  1958-1962. 

She  returned  to  North  Carolina  in 
1963  to  work  as  an  industrial  rela- 
tions secretary  at  Electric  Storage 
Battery  Company  in  Raleigh.  In 
1964,  she  resumed  Girl  Scout  work  as 
a  field  director  with  the  Pines  of 
Carolina  Girl  Scout  Council  in 
Raleigh  and  later  moved  up  to  acting 
executive  director  and  director  of  per- 
sonnel and  public  relations. 

In  1970,  she  began  graduate  work 
at  North  Carolina  State  University, 
where  she  earned  her  doctorate  in 
adult  and  community  college  educa- 
tion in  1974.  She  served  as  Director  of 
Student  Activities  at  Rockingham 
Community  College  in  Wentworth 
from  1973-74,  then  went  to  Piedmont 
Technical  Institute  in  Roxboro  as 
Dean  of  Adult  Continuing  Educa- 
tion. She  was  Vice-President  of  In- 
struction and  Student  Development 
from  1977  until  beginning  her 
presidency  at  Martin  Community 
College. 

White  House  Aide 

How  does  a  UNC-G  alumna  become 
Director  of  the  Visitors  Office  in  the 
White  House?  Working  for  the  Carter- 
Mondale  presidential  campaign  is  part  of 
the  answer,  but  Nancy  Willing  '71  has  an 
eagerness  for  adventure  that  enhanced  her 
qualifications  for  one  of  the  most  exciting 
jobs  in  the  nation's  capital. 

Following  graduation,  Nancy  worked 
as  a  cocktail  waitress  in  Atlanta,  then  was 
promoted  to  the  kitchen  where  she 
worked  for  a  German  chef  buying  food 
for  the  Marriott  Hotel's  restaurants  and 
banquet  department. 

"While  in  Atlanta,  1  was  offered  a 
job  in  the  Bahamas  managing  a  small 
dining  room  on  a  small  island.  After 
not  too  much  deliberation,  1  decided 
that  this  might  be  my  only  opportuni- 
ty for  something  like  this,  so  I  had 


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better  take  it.  1  went  to  Great  Har- 
bour Cay,  sight  unseen.  1  was  for- 
tunate in  that  the  island  was 
beautiful,  very  small  (IVi  miles  long 
and  a  mile  and  a  half  wide)  with  only 
private  homes  and  very  few  people. 
Electricity  was  supplied  by 
generators,  and  the  only  phone  serv- 
ice was  by  ship-to-shore  radio.  There 
were  no  stores;  I  had  to  tly  to  Nassau, 
50  miles  away,  once  a  week  to  buy 
supplies.  It  turned  out  to  be 
somewhat  different  than  1  had  ex- 
pected. I  came  back  to  the  mainland 
with  a  great  shell  collection  and  a 
beautiful  tan  and  went  to  New  Jersey 
to  work  with  the  Atlantic  City  Race 
Track,  handling  groups,  dinners  and 
receptions  at  the  race  track,  then  to 
Philadelphia  for  the  winter  to  work  in 
the  Athletic  Department  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  doing 
fundraising  and  special  projects  for 
the  Director  of  Athletics.  Also,  1  was 
involved  in  a  part-time  job  with  a  lit- 
tle league  football  team. 

Through  all  this,  I  knew  I  did  not 
want  to  work  three  part-time  jobs,  so 
1  quit  and  came  to  Washington.  It 
took  me  about  three  weeks  to  land  a 
job  working  for  a  Congressman  as 
Office  Manager,  an  interesting  and 
exciting  experience.  I  certainly 
learned  more  there  than  in  any 
political  science  class  I  could  have 
taken.  In  August,  1976,  I  left  the  Hill 
for  the  Carler-Mondale  Presidential 
campaign,  and  have  been  working  for 
them  ever  since. 

In  the  White  House,  I  am  in  charge 
of  the  Visitors  Office.  We  have 
responsibility  for  1.5  million  visitors 
a  year,  and  some  of  the  special  events 
at  the  house.  We  welcome  leaders 
from  other  countries  and  tourists 
from  all  over  the  country.  We  provide 
tour  brochures  in  seven  languages, 
and  our  tour  officers  are  trained  in 
sign  language  to  communicate  with 
the  deaf.  We  have  ramps  for 
wheelchairs  and  a  telephone  with  a 
visual  screen  that  can  be  used  by  the 


deaf  to  call  for  tour  mformation.  We 
are  accessible  to  all. 

The  White  House  is  open  to  visitors 
four  hours  a  day,  Tuesday  through 
Saturday.  At  other  times,  it  is  used 
for  dinners,  receptions,  meetings. 
There  are  offices  for  the  President 
and  his  staff,  and  at  all  times,  it  is  a 
residence  for  the  President  and  his 
family. 

The  President  and  Mrs.  Carter 
have  invited  groups  to  the  White 
House  to  discuss  issues  that  affect  us 
all.  There  are  meetings  on  energy,  in- 
flation, hospital  cost  containment, 
national  health  insurance,  consumer 
issues,  the  Panama  Canal,  SALT, 
mental  health  —  anything  and 
everything  that  concerns  us  all. 
Meetings  and  briefings  are  held  in  the 
White  House  to  show  the  importance 
the  President  places  on  these  issues. 

On  the  lighter  side,  the  White 
House  is  often  the  scene  of  social 
gatherings.  It  is  the  most  elegant  set- 
ting for  a  dinner  in  honor  of  a  foreign 
leader  or  a  birthday  party  for  Mickey 
Mouse.  Every  guest  receives  the  same 


special  recognition,  as  Mrs.  Carter 
tries  to  make  each  occasion  special 
and  personal.  When  Chancellor 
Schmidt  of  Germany  was  here,  the 
dinner  tables  were  decorated  with 
crepe  myrtle,  Mrs.  Schmidt's  favorite 
flower.  Following  a  dinner  in  honor 
of  President  and  Mrs.  Portillo  of 
Mexico,  Arthur  Rubenstein  was  the 
guest  artist,  and  Mrs.  Portillo,  an  ac- 
complished pianist,  joined  him  on 
stage  and  performed  for  the  guests. 
The  atmosphere  is  one  of  gracious- 
ness  and  warmth,  and  each  guest  is 
given  a  personal  welcome. 

For  most  people,  their  only  contact 
with  the  President  of  the  White 
House  comes  through  a  tour.  It  is  the 
responsibility  of  my  office  to  create 
as  favorable  impression  to  our 
visitors  as  possible.  Whether  by 
phone,  mail  or  in  person,  we  repre- 
sent the  President  and  his  family  — 
and  to  our  foreign  visitors,  the 
American  people.  We  only  hope  that 
each  person  leaves  the  White  House 
with  a  little  knowledge  of  and  a  great 
deal  of  pride  in  our  history." 


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Foreign  Focus/Students 


bv  Betsv  Scale 


IINC-G  has  a  del'inile  I'orcign  at- 
mosphere IhrouHh  the  int'liience  of  46  in- 
lernational  students,  the  new  Interna- 
tional Studies  I'rosram,  and  UNC'-G 
scholars  working  and  studying  abroad. 
Featured  in  this  issue  arc  several  foreign 
students  who  describe  the  "culture 
shock"  they  have  experienced  and  the  new 
campus  friends  they  have  found;  a  student 
and  faculty  member  who  discuss  their  en- 
thusiasm for  a  curriculum  that  is  increas- 
ingly global;  and  the  summer  pursuits  of 
students  who  are  globetrotting  to  class 
and  work. 


Forty-six  foreign  students  attended 
UNC-G  this  past  year,  representing 
27  countries  in  Latin  America  and 
Africa,  Europe  and  the  Far  East. 


Most  of  them  go  through  a  certain 
amount  of  academic  culture  shoci<, 
according  to  Teresa  Fuller,  Interna- 
tional Student  Affairs  Officer,  but 
the  transition  is  eased  by  faculty  and 
campus  friends. 

When  Carmen  Quinonez  of 
Guatemala,  a  graduate  student  in 
home  economics,  first  went  to  class, 
she  almost  panicked.  "I  did  not 
understand  even  the  name  of  my 
teacher,  and  the  first  test  ...  oh,  how 
I  worried!  But  now  it  is  different 
because  I  understand  better." 

Much  of  her  understanding  came 
through  her  friendship  with  three 
other  Latin  American  students.  Iris 
Jiminez  and  Cruz  Brugueras  of  Puer- 
to Rico  and  Betty  Ayala  of  Bolivia. 
None  of  them  knew  each  other  when 
they  first  arrived  on  campus,  then  Iris 
met  Carmen  who  introduced  her  to 
Betty  and  Cruz.  "Now  we  are  almost 
sisters,"  said  Iris. 

Carmen  is  a  home  economics 
teacher  who  came  to  UNC-G  to  do 
graduate  work  through  a  scholarship 
offered  by  the  North  Carolina  Asso- 
ciation of  Home  Economics. 

Iris  is  on  a  year's  leave  from  the 
University  of  Puerto  Rico  where  she 
is  a  professor  of  housing.  "My  per- 
sonal goal  is  to  improve,"  she  said. 
"At  home  we  don't  have  this  pro- 
gram, and  UNC-G  has  met  my 
aspirations.  It  is  also  closer  to  Puerto 
Rico  than  many  of  the  northern  uni- 
versities, and  I  love  the  climate." 

Cruz,  also  on  leave  from  the 
University  of  Puerto  Rico,  has 
worked  with  the  University's  Child 
Development  Center  and  holds  a 
Home  Economics  Education 
assistantship. 

Betty  is  a  voice  major  whose  rec- 
ord, "Poesia  Cantada,"  was  named 
Bolivia's  recording  of  the  year.  She  is 
well-known  in  Bolivia  for  setting  the 
works  of  famous  Hispanic  poets  to 


Clockwise,  from  the  top:  Iris  .liminez.  Belly 
Ayala  and  Carmen  Quinonez. 


music  and  was  recently  featured  on 
the  cover  of  the  popular  news 
magazine.  Vision  Boliviana.  Invited 
to  campus  by  Dr.  Ramiro  Lagos 
(Romance  Languages),  Betty  is  a 
counselor  on  the  Spanish  floor  of  In- 
ternational House.  She  has  been  so 
impressed  with  the  Department  of 
Music  that  she  plans  to  remain  on 
campus  until  completing  her  master's 
degree. 

The  students  have  been  delighted 
with  the  community  support  and  the 
friendships  with  faculty  members. 
They  credit  Dr.  Franklin  Parker 
(History)  with  providing  a  "family 
style"  social  life.  Dean  Naomi 
Albanese,  Dr.  Helen  Canaday,  and 
Dr.  Jane  Crow  also  receive  high 
marks  from  the  students  for  their 
hospitality. 

What  will  happen  to  the  bonds  of 
friendship  as  the  girls  return  to  their 
respective  cities?  Iris  plans  a  reunion. 
"I  have  invited  them  all  to  my  house 
in  Puerto  Rico.  When  you  are  far 
from  home,  sometimes  you  feel  you 
need  your  family,  and  these  girls  have 
been  mine." 

Seven  of  the  eight  foreign  doctoral 
students  found  the  cultural  adjust- 
ment a  little  easier  when  they  made  up 
nearly  half  of  the  students  in  one 
course,  "Home  Economics  in  Higher 
Education." 

"This  is  the  most  international 
class  I  had  ever  taught,"  said  Dr. 
Mildred  Johnson,  chairman  of  the 
Department  of  Home  Economics 
Education,  who  noted  that  the  inter- 
national aura  provided  a  bonus  for 
the  course.  "We  were  able  to  add 
another  component  to  the  course 
through  a  comparative  look  at  higher 
education  in  those  countries 
represented." 

The  students,  from  Thailand, 
Egypt,  Puerto  Rico,  the  Philippines, 
and  French-speaking  Canada,  all 
plan  to  return  to  their  native  lands 
with  their  degrees,  seeking  to  improve 
the  standards  of  hving. 


Foreign  Focus/Studies 


bv  Jim  Clark 


Dr.  Klaine  Burgess  (Sociology)  is  a 
dynamic  promoter  of  the  Internationa! 
Studies  Program  which  began  this  year 
with  a  faculty  drawn  from  most  depart- 
ments and  schools  on  campus. 

Elaine  Burgess'  enthusiasm  for  the 
International  Studies  Program  began 
two  summers  ago  when  she  was  a  re- 
search fellow  at  the  Centre  for  Inter- 
Racial  Studies  in  Zimbabwe, 
Rhodesia. 

"I  was  most  interested  in  the 
'elite,'  the  young,  university-educated 
Africans  and  their  aspirations  for 
their  new  countries."  Africa  is 
especially  important  in  her  com- 
parative analyses  of  nation-building 
and  social  stratification  in  Third 
World  countries.  "One  of  the  main 
issues  is  the  use  of  ethnic  and  tribal 
groups  as  political  interest  groups." 

She  is  pleased  so  many  students 
share  her  excitement  over  Interna- 
tional Studies  and  says  a  positive  sign 


is  the  increasing  number  of  students 
working  and  studying  abroad.  "They 
understand  that  the  global  perspec- 
tive is  an  important  component  of 
their  future  world.  No  longer  can  we 
be  so  ethnocentric  or  consider  the 
Western  and  European  traditions  as 
the  most  significant  because  what's 
happening  in  the  developing  countries 
is  essential  to  an  understanding  of  the 
complexities  of  society." 

Although  there  is  much  concern 
over  foreign  interests  nationalizing 
U.  S.  industries  abroad  and  buying  up 
properties  at  home,  she  says  there  are 
major  political  and  humanitarian 
issues  looming  on  the  horizon. 

Dr.  Burgess  plans  a  return  trip  to 
Zimbabwe,  but  it  will  have  to  wait 
awhile.  In  April,  she  was  installed  as 
1979-80  president  of  the  13-state 
Southern  Sociological  Society,  the 
second  woman  to  assume  that  office 
in  the  organization's  46-year  history. 


Cynthia  Holiey  is  one  of  an  increasing 
number  of  students  adding  a  major  in  in- 
ternational studies  to  their  primary  majors 
to  prepare  for  global  careers. 

Cynthia  Holiey  '81  says  she  has  "hit 
on  a  good  combination"  with  her 
double  major  in  Business  Administra- 
tion and  International  Studies. 
Focusing  on  international  develop- 
ment, the  Wilson  native  is  planning 
for  a  job  with  a  multi-national  cor- 
poration in  Latin  America  or  Spain 
where  she  can  use  her  favorite 
language  —  Spanish. 

The  ideal  position  would  be  in  in- 
ternational personnel  administration. 
"I  want  to  work  with  the  problems  of 
international  employees,  that  is,  peo- 
ple working  outside  their  own  coun- 
try, and  particularly  employees  who 
are  members  of  a  minority  group." 

Cynthia  says  the  International 
Studies  Program  has  given  her  a 
cross-cultural    perspective    on    how 


blacks  and  women  fare  in  the 
business  worlds  of  other  cultures.  In 
one  seminar  last  year,  she  explored 
another  interest  —  rock  music.  "I 
traced  the  history  of  the  West  African 
beat  and  its  influence  on  contempo- 
rary rock  and  disco  music." 

The  program  is  more  than  in- 
teresting, she  adds.  It  is  a  discipline 
for  gaining  marketable  skills  in  a 
shrinking  world.  "It  is  qualifying  me 
for  what  I  want  to  do." 

Last  spring,  she  roomed  with  a 
Haitian  student  at  International 
House  and,  by  helping  her  French- 
speaking  roommate  learn  English, 
she  gained  both  a  new  appreciation  of 
the  English  language  and  a  firsthand 
look  at  the  problems  of  those  work- 
ing or  studying  in  a  strange  land. 

Cynthia  says  she  tries  to  live  by  the 
words,  "Seek  ye  first  the  Kingdom  of 
God."  Next  comes  the  effort  to 
understand  the  kingdoms  of  the 
world. 


15 


Summer  Pursuits/ 
Home  &  Abroad 


bv  Jim  Clark 


UNC-G  students  are  doing  just  about 
everything  under  the  sun  this  summer 
—  from  guiding  tourists  through 
Coventry  Cathedral  to  digging 
potatoes  on  a  Norwegian  farm,  from 
exploring  ancient  cultures  in  Mexico 
to  studying  Russian  grammar  in  a 
Leningrad  classroom. 

But  not  all  students  are  globe- 
trotters. Some,  like  Tony  Bell  '80,  are 
on  campus,  exploring  the  unchartered 
worlds  in  test  tubes  and  microscopes. 

Tony  is  one  of  four  UNC-G 
chemistry  majors  working  in  Petty 
Science  Building  to  learn  modern 
research  techniques  through  a 
$13,970  National  Science  Foundation 
grant  to  the  Chemistry  Department. 

The  city  of  Greensboro  provides  a 
learning  laboratory  for  other 
students.  Erika  Schlager  '81  is  doing 
her  second  summer  internship  with 
the  Greensboro  Commission  on  the 
Status  of  Women  by  working  on  the 
Commission's  newsletter,  H'ome- 
News.  She  took  time  out  last  fall 
from  her  double  major  in  political 
science  and  history  to  work  as  a 
"nanny"  in  Moscow.  Eventually  she 
wants  to  study  how  world  traditions 
affect  current  international  relations. 

Louis  Abramovitz  '80  is  working  in 
the  District  Attorney's  office  as  a 
witnesses'  assistant,  the  first  such 
program  in  the  state.  "I  try  to  make 
things  better  for  the  prosecution's 
side  by  helping  their  witnesses,  such 
as  getting  them  to  court  only  on  the 
days  we  really  need  them."  He  is  in  a 
pre-law  program,  majoring  in  history 
and  minoring  in  Spanish.  Eventually 
he  hopes  to  practice  on  the  other  side 
of  the  legal  fence  as  a  public 
defender. 

Kim  Pearson  '80  is  sharpening  her 
skills  in  videotape  production  and 
television  news  coverage  in  WFMY- 
TV's  news  department.  "Reporting  is 
my  interest,"  she  said.  "I  would  like 
to  work  for  the  networks,  maybe  as  a 
foreign  correspondent." 


Eric  Ries  '80  is  expanding  his  jour- 
nalistic horizons  in  Raleigh  where  he 
is  writing  news  releases,  pamphlets 
and  brochures  for  the  Governor's 
Citizens  Affairs  Office.  A  history  ma- 
jor, Eric  hopes  the  summer  job  will 
pave  the  way  for  an  internship  in  the 
nation's  capital  through  the  campus- 
affiliated  Washington  Center  for 
Learning  Alternatives. 

Mary  K.  Moore  '82  is  one  of  sev- 
eral students  working  at  Carowinds 
this  summer.  A  Broadcasting/Cin- 
ema major  with  special  interest  in 
television  production,  she  is  working 
backstage  in  the  "Hooray  for 
Hollywood"  show  as  a  costuming 
technician. 

Scott  Blackwood  '82  is  combining 
his  interest  in  drama,  dance  and  gym- 
nastics in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  where  he 
plays  White  Wolf  in  the  outdoor 
drama  Tecumseh.  He  is  also  training 
under  a  Hollywood  stuntman  from 
Universal  Studios  in  "hand-to-hand 
combat,  and  the  art  of  taking  20-foot 
falls  and  getting  blown  up." 

Mary  Lavender  '80  is  doing  a  prac- 
ticum  in  a  relatively  new  field  — 
therapeutic  recreation  —  at  Morris 
Village,  a  drug  and  alcohol  counsel- 
ing center  in  Columbia,  South 
Carolina.  Mary,  a  recreation  major, 
says,  "I  design  things  for  clients  to  do 
while  they  are  in  treatment,  give  them 
something  to  fill  up  the  empty 
spaces." 

Anthropology  major  Jamie 
Englund  '81  is  doing  osieological  and 
burial  mound  excavations  for  North- 
western University  at  a  site  between 
the  Illinois  and  Mississippi  Rivers. 
The  project,  funded  by  the  Illinois 
Highway  Department,  is  expected  to 
uncover  prehistoric  sites  dating  back 
to  around  4,000  B.C.  "We  are  trying 
to  get  in  there  and  get  out  everything 
of  value  before  the  highway  work 
destroys  it." 

Another  anthropology  major,  Bon- 
nie Hamilton  '83,  is  in  Guadalajara, 


Mexico,  one  of  several  UNC-G 
students  studying  Mexican  and 
Mayan  cultures  with  Dr.  Joseph 
Mountjoy  of  the  Anthropology 
Department. 

Julie  Kois  '81  is  on  a  farm  in  Nor- 
way, growing  potatoes  and  vegetables 
for  free  room  and  board,  plus  $20  a 
week  pocket  money.  "I  took  the  job 
pretty  much  as  a  whim,"  she  said.  "I 
just  like  traveling." 

Amy  Beck  '80  is  at  the  University 
of  Leningrad  as  part  of  the  Council 
on  International  Educational  Ex- 
change program.  Following  six  weeks 
of  classes,  she  will  take  a  lO-day  tour 
of  the  Soviet  Union.  She  hopes  to 
build  her  Russian  language  skills  and 
get  a  feel  for  the  history,  culture  and 
people. 

Love  of  language  sent  Stephanie 
Ingram  '82  to  Germany,  as  recipient 
of  a  Goethe  Institute  Scholarship. 
She  is  a  French  major  but  her  ex- 
cellence in  first-year  German  earned 
her  the  award. 

Germany  figures  into  the  summer 
plans  of  several  other  students,  in- 
cluding Kenneth  Johnson  '81  who 
began  his  summer  as  a  tour  guide  at 
Coventry  Cathedral  in  England.  Both 
Coventry  and  Dresden,  Germany, 
were  destroyed  in  World  War  II,  and 
the  two  nations  have  long  had  an  ex- 
change program  aimed  at  restoration 
and  reconciliation.  Ken,  who  is  dou- 
ble majoring  in  history  and  political 
science,  is  exploring  his  interest  in  the 
Anglican  Church  at  Coventry  before 
going  on  to  Germany  to  study  Euro- 
pean history. 

David  Stubbs  '80  and  ten  other 
UNC-G  students  are  in  Germany  as 
part  of  a  "Field  Research  in  Popula- 
tion and  Urban  Geography"  pro- 
gram. A  biology  major  with  a  minor 
in  geography,  David  is  attending 
university  lectures  and  meeting  with 
city  planners  throughout  Germany, 
hoping  to  learn  solutions  which  might 
apply  to  urban  problems  back  home. 


16 


A  Change  in  Line 


How  does  a  home  economics 
graduate  become  a  public  relations 
person  for  monkeys? /Or  an  English 
major  become  an  optometrist? /Or 
an  education  major  win  a  prestigious 
fellowship  in  psychology  at  Yale? 

These  three  UNC-G  graduates  are 
among  a  growing  number  who  are 
changing  career  goals  after  entering 
the  world  of  work.  It's  often  just  a 
matter  of  long-time  interests  or  fami- 
ly and  faculty  encouragement  —  and 
a  lot  of  luck. 

Linda  Hendrickson  '75  has  come 
full  circle  in  her  career  planning.  She 
entered  college  in  1971 ,  determined  to 
be  a  biology  major.  Unsure  about  job 
possibilities  in  that  field,  she  switched 
to  home  economics.  After 
graduating,  she  received  a  graduate 
assistantship  in  the  Department  of 
Drama  and  Speech  where  she 
discovered  an  "alternate  career 
route."  She  worked  as  a  weather 
reporter  at  WFMY-TV  in 
Greensboro,  then  in  1977  moved 
3,000  miles  to  Portland,  Oregon,  to 
take  a  job  as  production  assistant  in 
public  television.  She  changed  jobs 
again  when  she  was  hired  as  public 
relations  director  at  the  Oregon  Re- 
gional Primate  Research  Center. 

Her  career  has  followed  a  natural 
evolution,  says  Linda.  "Some  people 
think  it's  quite  a  leap  from  home 
economics  to  public  relations.  My 
major,  Consumer  Services,  was  only 
a  few  credits  different  from  another 
Home  Eg.  major,  Communication 
Arts."  Now  her  natural  bent  and  in- 
terest in  biology  have  resurfaced  and 
with  the  encouragement  of  UNC-G's 
Bruce  Eberhart,  she  plans  to  pursue 
graduate  study  in  biology. 

Crystal  Sipe  '75,  who  received  a 
BA  in  English,  has  long  been  in- 
terested in  ways  to  improve  eyesight 
since  si,\  members  of  her  family  have 
poor  vision.  Four  years  ago.  Crystal 
entered  the  Pennsylvania  College  of 


Cryslal  Sipe  "75,  who  s»i(ched  from  Kn^lish  lo  Ihc  nu'dical  field.  Kradualcd  in  Ma>  from  Ihe  Penn- 
sylvania .School  of  Oplomelry. 


Optometry  and  in  May  was  one  of  18 
women  among  130  graduates.  She  re- 
ceived her  Pennsylvania  license,  and 
this  summer  is  busy  passing  state 
licensing  boards  in  Virginia  and 
North  and  South  Carolina,  while  try- 
ing to  decide  whether  to  buy  her  own 
practice  or  to  go  into  partnership  with 
another  optometrist. 

Jan  Starr  Powell  '77,  the  oldest  of 
seven  children,  always  did  well  in 
school  and  "it  was  assumed  I  would 
go  to  college."  But  family,  tradition 
and  society  all  seemed  to  point  the 
way  toward  "careers  proper  for  a 
woman"  such  as  bookkeeping  or 
teaching.  Entering  UNC-G  as  a  Kath- 
erine  Smith  Reynolds  scholar,  she 
majored  in  early  childhood  educa- 
tion. In  her  last  semester,  she  became 
intrigued  with  psychology  when  she 
took  a  graduate  course  in 
psychological  theories  and  applica- 
tion taught  by  Dr.  Sandra  Powers 
(Education)  and  Dr.  Herbert  Wells 
(Psychology). 

When  she  and  her  husband  moved 


to  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  she 
found  her  field  so  crowded  she  could 
not  even  get  an  interview  for  a 
teaching  position.  Frustrated  and 
disillusioned,  she  worked  various 
jobs  at  Yale  University,  then  came 
her  lucky  break.  She  began  doing 
library  research  for  a  professor  who 
was  writing  a  book  on  human  reason- 
ing. 

Her  new  boss  was  so  impressed 
with  her  work  that  he  urged  her  to  ap- 
ply for  a  National  Science  Founda- 
tion fellowship.  She  did,  won,  and 
will  begin  graduate  work  this  fall  at 
Yale  University  in  psychology. 

"The  feeling  that  you  are  not 
locked  into  a  career  is  refreshing," 
says  Jan.  She  believes  that  a  major 
strength  of  those  w  ho  change  fields  of 
study  is  that  they  can  integrate 
various  fields  of  knowledge.  "I  am 
very  excited  about  my  new  career. 
Most  important  is  my  own  feeling 
that  I  have  finally  'come  home'  to 
something  that  I've  wanted  for  a  long 
time,  but  could  not  define." 


17 


Campus  Scene 


M-Day  for  Foust 

Late  May  was  M-Day  for  seven 
offices  in  Foust  Building.  First  to 
move  out  and  into  new  quarters  in 
Mossman  Building  was  Academic 
Advising,  shown  above  with  Dean 
Bert  Goldman  leading  the  way  in 
academic  regalia.  Clarinetist  Ray 
Gariglio  joined  the  procession  long 
enough  to  set  the  mood  by  playing 
"When  the  Saints  Go  Marching 
In." 

Not  far  behind  were  the 
Admissions  Office,  Adult  Studies, 
Cashier,  Registrar,  Residential  Life 
and  Student  Services,  all  of  whom 
are  now  accommodated  in  pods  off 
the  Commons  area  in  Mossman 
Building. 

Meanwhile,  Foust  was  refurbished 
for  a  new  clientele,  including  the 
Dean  of  the  College  of  -\rts  and 
Sciences,  Special  Services,  Summer 
Session,  Continuing  Education, 
Sponsored  Programs  and  the  North 
Carolina  Humanities  Committee,  all 
on  the  first  floor,  and  on  the 


second:  Career  Planning  and 
Placement  and  Philosophy.  Reli- 
gious Studies  will  eventually  move  in 
when  the  Department  of  Anthro- 
pology moves  into  Graham.  That 
move  is  contingent  on  the 
Department  of  Math  moving  from 
Graham  to  the  Business  and  Eco- 
nomics Building  which  should  be 
ready  for  occupancy  by  semester's 
end.  Then  a  whole  new  "fruit 
basket  turnover"  will  begin. 

Robbins  Scholars 


Mrs.  Robbins  with  Rubbins  Scholars 
Ronald  Cherry  of  Elizabeth  City  and 
Robin  Self  of  Graham.  Mrs.  Robbins' 
brother,  Ralph  Holmes,  taught  Ronald's 
father,  Edward  Cherry,  at  Central  High 
School  in  Elizabeth  City. 

When  Bessie  Holmes  Robbins  lunch- 
ed on  campus  in  April  with  18  Rob- 
bins Scholars,  she  recalled  how  she 
met  her  husband,  the  late  George 
Robbins,  and  how  they  decided  to 
establish  the  Robbins  Scholarship 
Fund  at  UNC-G. 


"1  came  to  Reidsville  to  teach 
school  in  1922.  When  the  new  Alex- 
ander Wilkinson  School  opened  in 
Alamance  County  the  next  year,  they 
asked  me  to  join  the  faculty,  and  I 
met  Mr.  Robbins  there.  He  became 
principal  in  1927." 

She  recalled  him  as  an  assertive 
person  who  took  opportunities  where 
they  came.  He  graduated  from  high 
school  at  16,  earned  a  graduate 
degree  at  Chapel  Hill,  then  gave  38 
years  to  secondary  education,  first  as 
a  teacher,  then  principal,  and  finally 
as  county  director  of  secondary 
education. 

"One  question  I'm  always  asked  is 
how  do  you  marry  the  principal.  It 
took  me  four  years,"  she  said.  "I 
continued  to  teach  afterwards 
because  my  mother  lived  with  us  and 
ran  the  house.  We  stayed  at  school  all 
day,  went  out  to  supper  and  returned 
to  the  office  to  work  at  night." 

After  devoting  their  lives  to  educa- 
tion, it  was  natural  for  the  Robbins  to 
seek  a  memorial  that  would  reflect 
their  lifetime  dedication  and 
perpetuate  it.  Following  Mr.  Rob- 
bins' death,  a  bequest  of  $135,548 
was  made  to  the  University 
establishing  the  Bessie  Holmes  and 
George  B.  Robbins  Scholarship 
Fund. 

"We  didn't  have  a  lot  of  money," 
Mrs.  Robbins  explained,  "but  I  don't 
need  a  great  deal."  Instead  of  travel- 
ing, she  prefers  life  at  the  homeplace 
her  grandfather  built  near  Graham 
and  seeing  the  money  they  saved  help 
young  people  gain  an  education. 

Danforth  Duo 

Dr.  James  Carpenter  (Religious 
Studies)  and  Betty  Carpenter  (Resi- 
dential College)  have  been  selected 
as  a  husband-wife  team  in  the  Dan- 
forth Foundation's  Associates  pro- 
gram. The  Carpenters  were  selected 
on  the  basis  of  their  contributions  to 
the  college  and  community.  They 


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will  attend  expense-paid  Dant'orth 
Conferenees  and  may  apply  for 
$2,000  in  grants  for  projects  to 
enhance  faculty-student  relationships 
on  campus. 

UNC-G's  previous  Danforth 
associates  include:  1965  —  Dr.  Don- 
ald .Allen  (Sociology)  and  Carolyn 
Allen  (Sociology);  1966— Dr.  Paul 
Lutz  (Biology)  and  Alice  Lutz 
(Adult  Students);  1967  — Dr.  Robert 
Stephens  (English)  and  Virginia 
Stephens  (Social  Work);  and 
1972  — Dr.  Clifton  Bob  Clark 
(Physics)  and  Sue  Clark. 


Bryan  Lecture 


William  F.  Buckley,  Jr.,  author, 
editor,  syndicated  columnist  and 
talk  show  host,  will  be  the  Kathleen 
Price  Bryan  lecturer  September  4  at 
8  p.m.  in  Aycock  Auditorium.  His 
address  on  the  topic  of  "Some  of 
the  Problems  of  Freedom"  is  open 
to  the  public  without  charge. 

Buckley,  founder  of  the  National 
Review,  is  host  of  "Firing  Line," 
seen  on  PBS  as  well  as  many 


commercial  stations;  his  weekly 
syndicated  column,  "On  the  Right," 
appears  in  over  300  newspapers. 
Author  of  more  than  a  dozen  books 
and  novels,  his  most  recent  are 
Saving  the  Queen,  Airborne,  Stained 
Glass  and  A  Hymnal. 

A  Republican,  he  ran  for  Mayor 
of  New  York  City  in  1965  and 
received  13.4''7o  of  the  vote  on  the 
Conservative  Party  ticket. 

Custom  House  Art 

The  sculptures  of  Dr.  Carl 
Goldstein,  associate  professor  of  art 
at  UNC-G,  fit  comfortably  into  the 
lavish  Beaux-Arts  architecture  of  the 
New  York  Custom  House  in  New 
York  City,  with  its  spirals  and 
scrolls,  fillips  and  flourishes. 

His  three  pieces  of  yellow  pine 
sculpture,  entitled  "Nothing  to 
Declare,"  were  exhibited  this  spring 
in  the  Custom  House  show 
"Custom  and  Culture,"  designed  to 
complement  the  materials  and 
structural  properties  of  the  building. 
The  building,  completed  in  1901  and 
vacated  in  1973  when  the  Customs 
Office  moved  to  the  World  Trade 
Center,  features  eight  different  types 
of  Italian  marble  in  the  entrance 
hall  in  addition  to  a  pair  of  spiral 
staircases.  Goldstein's  pieces  and  the 
works  of  15  other  artists  were 
selected  from  more  than  50  artists 
who  submitted  proposals  for  the 
show. 

BSD  Celebrates 

With  the  50th  anniversary  of  the 
N.C.  Baptist  Student  Union 
conventions  coming  up  this  fall, 
campus  minister  Geneva  Metzger  is 
asking  BSU  alumni  to  submit 
memorabilia  and  reminiscences  to 
the  Youth  and  Campus  Ministry 
Division,  Baptist  State  Convention, 
P.O.  Box  26508,  Raleigh,  N.C. 
27611.  BSU  on  campus  pre-dates  the 
state  oreanization  by  seven  years. 


I.efl  In  richl.  McNeill  Smith.  ,ljik  Masarie  and 
Iduisi'  Sinilh  '27. 

A  Blow  for  Peace 

April  27  was  a  beautiful  day  for  a 
peace  ceremony,  and  the  small 
group  that  gathered  outside  Elliott 
Center  were  warmed  by  the  midday 
sun  as  well  as  the  high  purpose  of 
the  service. 

The  occasion  was  an  idea  of  an 
alumna,  Louise  C.  Smith  '27,  who 
lives  close  by  the  campus.  Louise 
felt  overwhelmed  at  the  historic 
implications  of  the  signing  of  the 
peace  treaty  between  Egypt  and 
Israel  ("the  first  time  since  Biblical 
days,"  she  exclaimed).  Feeling  some 
local  acknowledgement  should  be 
made  of  the  event,  she  coerced  Cliff 
Lowery,  Dean  of  Student  Develop- 
ment, to  arrange  a  program.  Invited 
as  speakers  were  the  Rabbi  Arnold 
Task,  Father  Robert  Carr,  The  Rev. 
Geneva  Metzger  and  Dr.  Elia  Abu- 
Saba. 

Louise  also  invited  a  number  of 
peace  advocates  from  the  communi- 
ty, including  former  Senator 
McNeill  Smith,  past  state  president 
of  the  World  Federalists  USA  and  a 
charter  member  of  the  Committee 
on  World  Peace  through  Law. 

Highlight  of  the  program  was  the 
sounding  of  a  19-foot  ceremonial 
treaty  horn  which  Louise  had  pur- 
chased in  Katmandu  and  which  she 
subsequently  gave  to  the  University. 
Special  music  was  arranged  by  Jack 
Masarie  who  devised  a  scale  for  the 
horn  and  also  coached  the  Universi- 
ty Horn  Choir  which  played  scNeral 
numbers  during  the  program. 


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".  .  .  the  best  hope  of 
our  country  is  that  univer- 
sities will  continue  to 
speak  courageously  and 
disinterestedly." 

The  wind  is  with  us 

(Conlinued  from  Page  5) 

and,  in  a  sense,  my  expectation  as 
well. 

As  chancellor  at  the  University  of 
Michigan-Flint,  Dr.  Moran  was  chief 
executive  of  a  growing  campus  with 
an  enrollment  of  approximately  4,000 
students.  After  becoming  chancellor 
in  1971,  he  proposed  a  new  center- 
city  site  which  won  the  approval  of 
University  of  Michigan's  Board  of 
Regents  and  the  Michigan  legislature. 
Approximately  $51  million  in 
building  funds  has  been  expended  in  a 
campus  which  has  become  a  catalyst 
for  the  rebirth  of  downtown  Flint. 

While  helping  to  develop  the  Flint 
campus.  Dr.  Moran  served  on  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  of  the  Flint  Area 
Conference,  Inc.,  a  group  promoting 
downtown  development.  Under  this 
group's  leadership,  nearly  $225 
million  has  been  poured  into  the  Flint 
urban  area  in  less  than  10  years.  Dr. 
Moran  also  helped  to  raise  $3  million 
for  an  unrestricted  endowment  for  his 
campus. 

At  the  State  University  of  New 
York  at  Stony  Brook  from  1966-71, 
Dr.  Moran  served  as  assistant  to  the 
president,  director  of  long-range 
planning,  sociology  lecturer,  assistant 
executive  vice  president  and  director 
of  the  preparation  and  management 
of  the  $35  million  campus  budget. 

From  1959-61,  he  was  a  general 
management  consultant  for  Booz, 
Allen  and  Hamilton  of  New  York 
City,  and  from  1961-63  he  was  on  the 
administrative  staff  of  the  Harvard 
Business  School. 

He  received  his  undergraduate 
degree  from  Princeton  where  he  ma- 
jored in  English  literature.  He  earned 
his  master  of  business  admmisiration 
from  Harvard  School  of  Business  and 
his  Ph.D.  in  business  administration 
from  the  University  of  Michigan's 
Graduate  School  of  Business. 


Deaths 


ALUMNI 

The  Alumni   News  has  been   notified  of  the 
deaths  of  the  following  alumnae: 

1916  — Kate  May  Streelman 

1924  —  Sara  Canter  Cox 

1929  —  Agnes  Mustian  Harrison 
1943  —  Eleanor  Edwards  Colby 
1947  —  Annice  Lucille  Linthicum  Colby 

1908  — Annie   Belle  Strickland   Harward,   95, 

former  Apex  teacher,  died  in  Jan.  in  Kings' 
Daughters  Home,  Durham.  She  is  survived 
by  her  daughter,  Frances  Harward  Connell 

'40. 

1911  — Olivia  Burbage  Campbell,  88,  died  Jan. 
4  in  the  N.C.  Baptist  Home  in  Winston- 
Salem  where  she  had  been  a  resident  since 
1976.  She  lived  most  of  her  life  in  Plymouth, 
where  she  taught  school  from  1911-15.  In 
1918  she  helped  to  organize  the  first  library 
in  Washington  County,  later  chairing  the 
Petligrew  Regional  Library  board  and  the 
Washington  County  Library  board.  Her  56 
years  of  service  were  recognized  by  the  N.C. 
Assn.  of  Library  Trustees  in  1962  with  a 
Citation  of  Merit  Award. 

1913— Martha  Faison,  retired  teacher,  died 
Feb.  16.  She  had  worked  most  of  her  life  in 
New  York  schools  and  libraries,  including 
the  Latin  American  Institute,  NYC.  She  was 
a  member  of  AAUW  and  NY  business  and 
professional  clubs. 

1913  —  Sallie  Sumner  died  on  Dec.  30.  Since 
1923  Sallie  was  a  YWCA  administrator, 
retiring  in  1954  after  serving  as  executive 
director  of  branches  in  Philadelphia,  Nash- 
ville, and  Charlotte. 

1914 — Clara  Louise  Johnson,  92,  retired  teach- 
er for  Winston-Salem  and  Guilford  Co. 
schools,  died  March  17. 

1918  — Susan  Green  Finch,  81,  died  on  March 
21  at  Community  General  Hospital.  She  was 
a  member  and  past  president  of  Thomasville 
Women's  Club  and  former  secretary-treas- 
urer of  Davidson  County  Library  board  of 
trustees.  In  addition,  she  was  choir  director 
at  Community  Methodist  Protestant  Church 
for  18  years  and  past  president  of  the  Ladies 
.Aid  Society. 

1918  — Claire  Wilson  Thomas,  84,  died  at 
Annie  Penn  Hospital,  Reidsvijle,  on  March 
22.  .A  native  of  Rockingham  County,  she 
was  a  retired  teacher,  having  taught  in  Eden 
and  Stoneville  public  schools. 

1925  — Mary  Jacocks  Sink,  73,  died  Feb.  17  at 
Lexington  Memorial  Hospital.  Mary  former- 
ly taught  school  in  Lexington  and  was  a 
charter  member  of  the  Charity  League. 


1929  — Mollie  Mitchell  Smith  of  Atlanta,  GA 
died  on  Sept.  17  of  a  massive  stroke. 

1930  — Lucy  Harrison  Martin,  71,  died  Feb.  28 
at  NC  Baptist  Hospital  in  Winston-Salem. 
She  was  a  retired  librarian. 

1933  —  F.  Cary  Stebbins  McClure  died  of  can- 
cer at  the  Elyria  Memorial  Hospital  in 
Elyria,  OH  on  May  5. 

1935  —  Elizabeth  Harrington  Harkins,  64,  dis- 
tinguished psychiatric  social  worker,  died  at 
her  home  in  Hendersonville  on  Dec.  7  after  a 
brief  illness.  Elizabeth  was  director  of  the 
social  work  dept.  and  of  admissions  at 
Highland  Hospital  in  Asheville,  and  since 
1974  she  was  associated  with  Trend  Com- 
munity Mental  Health  Service  in  Henderson- 
ville. She  also  maintained  a  private  practice 
and  taught  at  Duke  Medical  Center  and  at 
UNC-CH,  among  other  places.  Her  works 
have  been  published  in  several  professional 
journals,  and  she  was  a  founding  member 
and  former  treasurer  of  the  NC  Group 
Behavior  Society. 

1942  — Ava  Wolff  Carr,  75,  died  Feb.  16  at 
Moses  Cone  Hospital,  Greensboro.  Ava  was 
a  former  school  teacher  in  Greensboro  and  a 
member  of  the  Reviewers'  Club,  Sunset  Hills 
Garden  Club  and  the  Piedmont  Bird  Club. 

1944  —  Mary  Lee  Dysart  Joyner  of  Farmville 

died  July  4,  1978  of  cancer. 

1946  —  Isabelle  Carpenter  Murdoch,  54,  died 
Feb.  20  at  Rowan  Memorial  Hospital  in 
Salisbury  following  a  short  illness.  Isabelle 
was  ass't.  editor  of  the  women's  dept.  of  the 
Salisbury  Post. 

1951  —  Mary  Katherine  Johnson  Harden  died 
on  Jan.  6  in  Athens,  GA.  She  is  survived  by 
two  sisters.  Memory  Johnson  McBride  '42 
and  Margaret  Johnson  Bryan  '44. 

1956  —  Peggy  Sherrill  Manchester,  daughter  of 
Florie  Wilson  Trollinger  '23,  died  on  Jan.  16 
after  a  three-month  illness.  Peggy  was  a 
secretary  for  the  Murphy  United  Methodist 
Church  and  the  Cherokee  County  Parrish 
and  on  the  board  of  directors  at  Murphy  Day 
Care  Center  and  treasurer  of  Helping  Hands 
Circle. 

1959  — Carolyn    While    Farthing    Heller,    39, 

died  Feb.  9  of  injuries  incurred  in  a  car  acci- 
dent. Carolyn  had  her  doctorate  in 
psychology  from  UNC-CH.  Her  sister, 
Hazel  While  Quale  '42,  is  among  the  sur- 
vivors. 

1961 — Sue  Getly  Ford  died  Jan.  7  at  Tuomey 
Hospital  in  Sumter,  SC,  of  a  complication 
following  a  diabetic  coma.  Mother  of  two 
sons,  she  was  a  nursing  student  at  U.  of  SC 
where  her  husband  is  a  member  of  the  facul- 
ty- 


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The 
Classes 


Please  sent!  us  injdniwlioii  of  class  inieresl. 
Closinf;  dale  far  Ihc  fall  issue  is  Aukiisi  15, 
1979. 


1906 


VANGUARD 


Ora  Miller  Pikes  writes  that  she  has  reared 
three  pharmacists  and  one  RN  and  remembers 
well  Dr.  Mclver's  advice,  "Educate  a  woman 
and  you  educate  a  family."  (14  N.  Union  St., 
Concord  28025). 


1923 


Agnes  Sloul  was  honored  by  the  American 
Assoc,  of  University  Women,  Alamance  Coun- 
ty branch,  in  Feb.  Agnes,  first  NC  woman  to 
receive  a  doctoral  degree  in  English  at  UNC- 
CH,  has  taught  English  at  Jacksonville  U.  in 
Alabama.  Queens  College  in  Charlotte, 
Greensboro  College,  and  at  Western  Carolina 
U.  until  her  retirement  in  1971.  She  has  served 
the  .A.iXUW  for  50  years  in  many  capacities,  in- 
cluding the  presidency  (808  N.  Mebane  St., 
Burlington  27215). 


1924 


VANGUARD 


Sarah  Hamilton  Matheson  recently  revisited 
Korea,  where  she  taught  in  1960-62.  She  writes: 
"1  saw  many  changes  and  developments  —  all 
improvements  —  it  was  such  a  pleasure  to 
renew  my  friendships  with  those  wonderful 
people.  I  also  visited  friends  in  Japan,  Taiwan 


and  Hawaii.  1  continue  m\  work  with  the  inter- 
national students  here  at  the  University  of 
Florida."  (528  S.E.  1st  Ave..  Gainesville,  FL 
32601). 

Anne  Hornaday  Henry  reports  the  death  of 
her  husband,  George  Henry,  on  Oct.  19,  1978 
(108  S.  Belvedere  Ave.,  Gastonia  28052). 


1926 


Lois  Atkinson  Taylor  lives  at  772  Stratford  Rd. 
NW.  Winston-Salem  27104  .  .  .  Martha  Neal 
Dealon  Ougan  visited  her  family  in  Statesville 
this  Christmas.  She  lives  in  Sewanee,  TN  (PO 
Box  3551,  37375). 

Ellen  Stone  Scott  and  husband  Arthur 
celebrated  their  golden  wedding  anniversary  in 
June  in  the  company  of  daughter  Leona  Scott 
Finch  '52  and  Ellen's  friends,  Corinne  Can- 
nady  McNairy  '26,  Johnsie  Henry  Cobb  '26, 
and  Annie  MacLayton  Vernon  '26  (Rt  4,  Box 
413,  Dunnellon,  FL  32630). 


1927 


Agnes  Coxe  Watkins,  former  professor  of 
clothing  and  textiles  at  Women's  College,  now 
does  the  sculpting  she  meant  to  do  40  years  ago 
when  she  visited  the  Orient  and  purchased 
carving  tools.  Agnes'  most  recent  sculpting 
project  was  styrofoam  Christmas  tree  angels 
for  her  church  in  Durham. 


Louise  Smith,  retired  high  school  English 
teacher,  was  partly  responsible  for  the 
reconstruction  of  Fort  Jackson  at  Horseshoe 
Bend  National  Military  Park  in  Alabama. 
While  doing  historical  research.  Louise 
discovered  the  collected  papers  of  Brig.  Gen. 
Joseph  Graham,  a  hero  of  the  War  of  1812. 
and  among  them,  the  original  diagrams  and 
plans  of  the  fort,  now  being  used  in  the 
reconstruction  at  Horseshoe  Bend.  When  the 
Greensboro  Daily  News  reported  the  story  and 
referred  to  Louise  as  a  historian,  Louise 
promptly  protested  in  a  letter  to  the  editor 
which  read  in  part: 

"When  I  was  a  child.  I  used  to  dream  of  Dy- 
ing, soaring  over  my  town,  with  people  looking 
up  in  wonder.  As  I  looked  down,  1  was  puzzled 
.  .  .  .All  I  had  done  was  to  wish  that  I  could  fly, 
and  it  happened  instantly  —  with  absolutely  no 
effort  on  my  part. 

"It  was  in  this  same  way  that  1  became  a 
historian:  instantly  through  no  effort  on  my 
part.  I  am  not  now,  nor  ever  have  been  one  — 
although  I  admit  to  a  love  of  history,  an  in- 
terest in  research  and  a  great  admiration  and 
respect  for  those  who  have  qualified  for  the 
name.  1  have  not." 


1928  1983 

Mary  Lou  Fuller  Abbott  was  named  1979 
AAUW  Woman  of  the  Year  in  April.  She  was  a 
founding  member  of  the  AAUW  branch  in 
Lansdowne,    PA    in    1933    and    president    in 


Class  of  1929:  Row  1  (1-r):  Mozelle  Causey,  Catherine  White  Burnham. 
Elsie  Winstead  Davis,  Helen  McBee,  Lena  Russell  Faulkner,  Athleen 
Whisonant  Farris,  Ruth  M.  Clinard,  Glennie  Anderson  Burns,  Carolina 
May  Hall.  Row  2:  Vearl  Livengood  Efird,  Thelma  Brady  Nicholson, 
Gladys  Goodman  Mclnnis,  Jessie  Fitzgerald  Hunter,  Marie  Rich  Rowe, 
Castelloe  Bland  Denton,  Katherine  Bird  Davis,  Katie  Gravely  Ramm, 
Mamie  Livingston  Crews,  Era  Linker  Funderburk.  Row  3:  Ethel  Butler, 
Keith  Feamster  Harrison,  Katherine  Linn  Kew,  Kathryn  Freeman,  Edna 
Brown  Sims,  Nancy  Griggs  Hinson,  Hazel  Bullock  Perry,  Louise  Parker 
McNeill,  Hilda  Burton  Fountain,  Margaret  Teague  Capps,  Virginia 
Cameron  Graham,  Mary  Edwards  Neal.  Row  4:  Sara  Katherine  Hamp- 
ton, Blanche  Norman,  Esther  E.  Martin.  Luna  Lewis  Lambert.  Dorothy 


Long.  Elizabeth  Sandifer,  Virginia  Byerly  Hartman,  Elizabeth  Draughon 
Yates,  Louise  Puckett,  Elizabeth  Crowder  Harlow.  Row  5:  Sallie  Deans 
Gilreath,  Kathryn  Singletary  Stephenson,  Ruth  Phillips,  Laura  Neece, 
Louise  Dannenbaum  Falk,  Margaret  Causey  Stafford,  Edith  Causey 
Tate,  Carmen  Frye  Richardson.  Row^  6:  Perla  Belle  Parker  Boggs, 
Mildred  Irene  Boliek,  Harriet  Boyd  Webster,  Mattie  Query  Esleeck, 
Elizabeth  Sneed,  Katharine  Fleming  Middleton,  Hattie  Rodwell  Johnson, 
Dolores  Pitt.  Mamie  Clyde  Langley  Griffin.  Ruby  Sleelman  Thurston, 
Mary  Womble  Williams,  Mildred  Moore  Henderson.  Row  7:  Elizabeth 
Isenhour  Steen,  Virginia  VanDalsem  Wollz,  Elizabeth  Caulhen, 
Margaret  Rcndleman  Sasher,  Mildred  Boyles  Nash. 


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A  Class  Responds  — .4 pproATOza/e/i'  57  members  of  the  Class  of 
1926  have  made  gifts  to  the  Hermene  Warlich  Eichhorn 
Scholarship  Fund  in  memory  of  Hermene 's  daughter.  Louise 
Eichhorn  Simons  '49.  When  word  was  received  last  year  of 
Louise's  untimely  death  in  an  automobile  accident,  Marjorie 
Hood.  Eleanor  Vanneman  Benson  and  Hilda  Weil  Wallerstein 
wrote  letters  informing  class  members  and  suggesting  a  contri- 
bution to  the  Eichhorn  fund  as  an  expression  of  condolence  for 
Hermene.  the  class'  everlasting  president.  The  response  has 
been  tremendous,  and  gifts  are  still  being  received. 


Child  Advocate  —  In  this  "Year  of  the  Child,  "  Mellie  Hill 
Barlow  '51  has  been  honored  in  the  1979-80  Who's  Who  of 
American  Women /o/'  her  contributions  in  behalf  of  children. 
She  began  as  a  child  welfare  caseworker  in  Florence,  S.C., 
became  assistant  director  of  the  county  Headstarl  Program, 
and  is  now  director  of  diagnosis  and  evaluation  at  the  S.C. 
Department  of  Mental  Retardation  in  Florence.  Mellie  was  also 
featured  in  the  1979  Personalities  of  the  South. 


1954-5ft.  She  has  since  moved  lo  1046  Stratlord 
Ave.,  Bioomfield  Hills.  Ml  48013. 


1929 


Dorothy  Long,  Assoc.  Director  Emeritus  of 
Health  Sciences.  UNC-CH,  has  moved  to:  4993 
Vienna-Dozier  Rd..  Pfafftown  27040. 

Rutli  McFarland  exhibited  her  watercolors  at 
the  Moore  County  Library  in  Carthage  during 
March. 


1933 


Eloise  Cobb  Harris  lives  at  19  S.  Abingdon  St., 
Arlington,  VA  22204  .  .  .  Haltic  Bess  Kendrick 
Boggs  has  been  appointed  to  the  Board  of  .Ad- 
visors at  Gardner-Webb  College.  Hattie  taught 
for  36  years  in  NC,  her  last  18  in  Lincoln  Coun- 
ty schools,  before  retiring. 

Ella  Lovingston  Poindexter  recently  retired 
from  a  Virginia  high  school  where  she  coached 
drama  and  taught  English.  Ella  worked 
previously  in  the  music  dept.  of  the  NYC 
Library  (1313  Horner  Rd..  Woodbridge,  VA 
22191). 

Julia  Watson  Maulden  was  guest  columnist 
in  a  Dec.  issue  of  the  Charlotte  Observer,  talk- 
ing about  President  Carter's  China  policy. 
Julia  served  in  the  Peace  Corps  in  Africa. 


1934 


Regina  Cobb  retired  from  the  faculty  of  the 
Tennessee  School  for  the  Deaf  in  Knoxville 
after  40  years  in  the  field.  The  1978  senior  class 
dedicated  its  yearbook  to  her  and  a  traveling 
cheerleader  trophy  was  established  in  her 
honor.  Regina  had  directed  the  Tennessee 
cheerleader  team  lo  five  championships  in  eight 
years.  She  presented  the  cheerleading  trophy  at 
the  27th  annual  Mason  Dixon  Athletic  Tourna- 
ment held  at  the  SC  School  for  the  Deaf  in 
Spartanburg  in  Jan.  (Rt.  2,  Box  8,  Gibsonville, 
NC  27249). 

Mary  Corpening  Robinson  Norwood  was 
made  a  lifetime  emeritus  member  of  the  Red 
Cross  Bd.  of  Directors  when  her  Goldsboro 
home  was  dedicated  to  the  Red  Cross  as  its 
Chapter  House  in  a  Jan.  ceremony. 


1937 


Eleanor  Grimsley  Jamieson,  retired  art 
teacher,  has  gone  into  the  tote  bag  business 
with   Irene   Herring   Mclvcr   '62  (MEd).   She 


paints  life-like  birds  and  Howers  on  the  bags 
supplied  by  Irene  and  together  ihey  exhibit 
their  work  in  craft  shows  across  the  South. 
Irene  also  studies  art,  exhibits  with  the  local 
Petticoat  Painters,  enjoys  playing  the  piano, 
gardening,  and  attending  sporting  events  with 
husband  "Coach  Bob." 

Isabelle  Moseley  Fletcher  is  the  first  woman 
elected  lo  the  Lenoir  County  Board  of  Com- 
missioners. 


1938 


Mary  Boney  Sheats,  professor  of  Bible  and 
Religion  at  Agnes  Scott  College  in  Decatur, 
GA,  was  guest  lecturer  at  Charlotte's  First 
Presbyterian  Church  for  the  Willard  Memorial 
Studies  in  Christian  Faith  and  Life.  Author  of 
numerous  books  and  articles,  Mary  served  as 
director  of  Christian  Ed.  for  Presbyterian 
churches  m  several  southern  cities  before  join- 
ing the  Agnes  Scott  faculty  in  1949. 

Elizabeth  Reeves  Lyon  had  an  exhibilion  of 
paintings  called  "Early  Spring"  at  the 
Winslon-Salem  Art  Gallery  Originals  in  Feb. 
During  a  recent  visit  to  Atlanta,  Elizabeth 
decided  she  would  like  to  "wrap  up  this  city 
and  take  it  home,"  whereupon  she  designed  a 
giftwrap  paper  featuring  historical  spots 
throughout  Atlanta. 


1939 


Julia  Brown  Hudgins  Vogeley  lives  at  210 
Yorkview  Rd..  Yorktown,  VA  23692  .  .  .  Emily 
Harris  Preyer  chaired  the  NC  Cherry  Blossom 
Festival  in  April. 


About  half  (33)  of  the  reunioning  members  of 
the  Class  of  '39  responded  to  a  survey 
distributed  at  their  40lh  reunion  class  meeting 
on  May  12. 

What  would  they  do  differently  if  life  gave 
second  chances  and  they  could  choose  again 
their  university  and  their  majors?  The  over- 
whelming answer  was:  Nothing.  Most  would 
still  choose  Woman's  College  and  a  liberal  arts 
education.  Some  lamented  that  they  had  not 
lived  on  campus  or  that  they  had  not  been  more 
socially  involved.  Some  wished  they  had 
stretched  their  education  over  more  years  as 
students  do  today,  often  alternating  education 
with  job  experience.  Yet  it  seems  that  over  the 
years  the  liberal  arts  education  has  served  them 
well  and  job  "training"  has  taken  care  of  itself 
over  the  vears. 

.A  fclbw-op  question  asked  for  the  events  or 
people  til, II  ii.-.tl  most  enhanced  the  college  ex- 


F^lizabeth  Phillips,  published  poet  and  prose 
writer,  was  featured  in  the  Winston-Salem  Se«- 
///je/ recently.  Professor  and  first  female  chair- 
man of  the  English  dept.  at  Wake  Forest  U., 
Elizabeth  has  also  taught  in  Korea  as  a  Smith- 
Mundt  and  Fulbright  professor  on  two  visits, 
and  in  Norway  as  a  visiting  professor. 

Laura  Silbiger  Pollishuke  has  retired  as 
chairman  of  the  home  ec.  depi.  at  a  Milwaukee 
high  school  where  she  had  taught  for  17  years 
in  order  to  start  her  own  business.  Horizons 
Unlimited,  which  offers  courses  in  personal 
dynamics  (5253  N.  Lovers  Lane  Rd.,  Apt.  316, 
Milwaukee,  Wl  53225)  .  .  .  Olena  Swain  Bunn 
returned  to  school  to  receive  an  EdD  (Eng.) 
from  UNC-G  in  Dec. 


1940 


Jean  Morrow  Allred,  president  of  the  Peace 
College  .Alumnae  Assoc,  and  college  trustee, 
was  honored  by  the  Raleigh  American  Mothers 
Committee  with  the  title  "Merit  Mother." 


1941 


Sally  Sloan  Fonvielle  lives  at  124  Shelbourne 
Dr.,  York,  PA  17403. 


1942 


Judy  Barrett  was  honored  by  the  La  Sertoma 
Club  of  Raleigh  with  a  Youth  Service  Award 
for  1979. 


perience.  The  teachers  proved,  not  unexpected- 
ly, to  be  the  greatest  influences.  Mentioned 
over  and  over  again  were:  Louise  Alexander, 
Flora  Edwards,  Margaret  Edwards,  Harriet 
Elliott,  Katherine  Taylor,  Dr.  W.  C.  Jackson, 
Mereb  Mossman,  Charlie  Phillips  and  Jane 
Summerell. 

All  remembered  the  tight-knit  community 
that  characterized  the  campus  in  those  days, 
and  many  acknowledged  friendships  that  had 
endured.  And  there  were  other 
memories  —  "the  frog  I  never  finished  dissect- 
ing and  still  passed,"  "working  in  the  library 
for  25'  an  hour,"  "getting  to  know  people 
from  all  over  the  country  for  the  first  time." 

One  alumna  summed  it  up  by  paraphrasing 
President  Garfield's  remark  about  Mark 
Hopkins:  "Jane  Summerell  proved  for  me 
forever  that  a  true  university  is  a  gifted  teacher 
on  one  end  of  the  log  and  an  eager  pupil  on  the 
other." 


22 


Inlernational  Mom  —  Ebbie  Bnilon  Monroe  '59  of  Pinecresl 
gained  a  fijih  son  early  this  year  when  Kiyolo  Mashino  of 
Japan  "adopted"  her  and  physician  husband  John.  They  were 
participating  in  an  International  Fellowship.  Inc.,  program 
which  exchanges  teenage  ambassadors  between  the  U.S.  and 
other  nations.  In  addition  to  boosting  international  relations, 
Ebbie  has  been  a  big  promoter  of  school  sports,  serving  as  last 
year's  president  of  the  Pinecrest  Athletic  Boosters  Club. 


Lois  Frazier  is  Raleigh  Pilol  CliibN  1979 
Woman  of  the  Year.  A  business  teacher  at 
Meredith  College  and  first  woman  president  of 
the  Raleigh  Administrative  Management  Socie- 
ty, she  co-authored  a  textbook,  "Guide  to 
Transcription."  .  .  .  Frances  Henrv  Crilchfield 
lives  at  Rt.  1,  Box  447B.  Bath  27808. 


1944  1984 

Julia  Pollock  Plank's  only  daughter  Judy 
graduated  from  UNC-G  in  May.  She  has  two 
sons  working  on  graduate  degrees  and  her 
youngest  is  a  freshman  at  WCU  .  .  .  Mary  Alice 
Shackelford  Smith  lives  at  1704  Washington 
Plaza  Apts.,  Pittsburgh,  PA  15219. 


1945 


Jane  Murray  Boone  and  husband  Tom  were 
featured  in  a  Greensboro  Daily  News  article 
about  married  couples  who  work  together. 
Jane  and  Tom  own  Tom  Boone  Tailors  and 
Formal  Wear  in  Greensboro. 

Dianne  Page  Bench  writes  that  she  and  hus- 
band Herbert  left  Dallas  for  "the  hill 
country,"  down  the  road  from  LBJ's  ranch. 
Herbert  manages  a  private  country  club  and 
Dianne  plans  to  start  working  again  in  real 
estate.  They  have  two  sons  in  the  Air  Force; 
another  son  is  an  airline  pilot,  and  the  fourth,  a 
cost  analyst  (306  Riverhill  Blvd.,  Kerrville,  T\ 
78028)  .  .  .  Lucy  Stubbs  Mihalic  lives  at  3510 
N.  25th  PI.,  Phoenix,  AZ  85016. 

Ruby  Thompson  Hooper,  pres. -elect  of  the 
NC  Dietetic  Assn..  is  1978  recipient  of  the  NC 
Public  Health  Assn.'s  Distinguished  Service 
Award.  For  25  years.  Ruby  was  food  service 
director  at  Broughton  Hospital  in  Morganton. 
She  has  conducted  many  workshops  on  food 
sanitation  for  the  Mountain  Area  Health  Ed. 
Center  and  chairs  public  relations  for  the  NC 
Council  of  Women's  Orgs. 

Elizabeth  Winston  Swindell,  staff  writer  for 
the  Greensboro  Record,  won  first  place  in  the 
features  category  of  the  annual  competition  of 
the  Women's  Press  Club  of  NC.  A  former  in- 
structor at  UNC-G,  Lib  has  worked  for  the 
Record  for  10  years.  Her  winning  article  was 
about  a  woman  spending  up  to  $250  in  a 
grocery  store  in  five  minutes. 


1946 


Bettie  Owen  Wooten  lives  at  1165  N.  Rio  Vista 
Blvd.,  Ft.  Lauderdale,  PL  33301  ...  Sue  Smith 
Applewhite  was  named  director  of  the  Onslow 


County  Dcpl.  of  Social  Services,  after  serving 
as  ass't.  director  for  several  years.  Sue  is  past 
pres.  of  the  NC  Caseworkers'  Assn.  and  NC 
Social  Services  Assn.  She  has  served  on  the 
boards  of  the  Nat'l.  Assoc,  of  Social  Workers, 
the  Baptist  Children's  Homes  of  NC  and 
Carobell,  a  facility  for  the  mentally  retarded  in 
Jacksonville. 


1947 


Mell  Alexander  Clemmon  is  project  director  of 
Senior  Aides,  a  division  of  United  Services  for 
Older  Adults  .  .  .  Mary  Hodgin  Bobb  is  an  oc- 
cupational investigator  (5071  Fort  Clark  Dr., 
Austin.  TX  78745). 

Mary  Lois  Howard  Harrison  and  husband 
Bob  have  moved  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  half 
way  between  Clearwater  and  St.  Petersburg,  to 
operate  six  rental  units  there.  They  have 
remodeled  an  old  beach  house  for  themselves 
and  are  greatly  enjoying  semi-retirement.  (Vic- 
toria Apts.  and  Cottages,  19738  Gulf 
Boulevard.  Indian  Shores.  FL.) 

Elizabeth  Sutton  Nelson,  former  director  of 
guidance  at  Savannah  Country  Day  School  in 
Georgia,  married  Micajah  Reeves  Wyatt  in 
Feb.  They  will  live  in  Pinehurst. 


1948 


Bobbie  Duncan  Ledbeller  writes  of  the  death 
of  her  mother  last  Aug.  After  20  years  in  retire- 
ment. Bobbie  has  returned  to  work  at  her  hus- 
band's newly  opened  C.P.A.  firm  in  Helena. 
AL,  where  they  live. 

Mary  Lois  Howell  Leilh  and  daughter  Mary 
Charles  Leith  Sage  '72.  both  sixth  grade 
teachers,  toured  Norway,  Sweden  and  Den- 
mark together. 

Elaine  Noble  Blake,  home  ec.  ext.  agent. 
Whiteville,  is  president  of  the  NC  Assoc,  of 
Ext.  Home  Economists  .  .  .  Rosalie  Teichman 
Kramer  is  a  teacher  (Elm  St.,  Kingston.  MA 
02364). 


1949 


Marian  Adams  Smith,  administrative  director 
of  the  Southeast  Theater  Conference,  attended 
that  group's  30th  annual  convention  in  Atlanta 
in  Feb. 

A  note  from  Patsy  McNult  Adams  reports  a 
change    of    address     from     Greenville     to 


All  admissions,  employment  and  promotion  de- 
cisions at  UNC-G  are  made  w.thout  regard  to 
race,    color,    sex.    national    origin    or    handicap. 


Washington.  NC.  and  also  that  her  father, 
Franklin  McNun.  Ibrmer  head  of  the  School  of 
Ed.,  and  dean  of  the  graduate  school,  is  at 
Friends'  Home  in  Greensboro  (Rt.  2.  Box  286, 
Washington  27889). 


1950 


Mary  Elizabeth  Payne  Ames,  married  in  Dec. 
lives  at  601  Decatur  Dr..  Wilmington  28403. 


1951 


Mary  Campbell  Porter  lives  at  34  Mabro  Dr., 
Denville.  NJ  07834  .  .  .  Betty  Lynch  Bowman 

(MEd)  was  one  of  nine  nominated  as  the 
NCAE's  Principal  of  the  Year  last  year.  Betty 
has  been  principal  of  Broadview  Middle  School 
in  Burlington  since  1975.  Previously  she  was 
the  first  principal  of  the  Marvin  B.  Smith 
Elementary  School  where  she  developed  a 
model  school,  visited  by  more  than  10.000 
educators  and  several  foreign  representatives. 
Currently,  Betty  is  on  the  NCAE  Division  of 
Principals'  hoard  of  directors  and  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Tech.  Instit.  of 
Alamance  .  .  .  Nan  Preas  has  a  new  address: 
1125  Harris  St.,  Eden  27288. 


1953 


Sarah  Ann  Butts  Sasser  was  given  a 
Distinguished  Citizen's  Award  by  the  greater 
Smithfield-Selma  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
Sarah  Ann  was  also  named  Crusade  Area  Vice 
Chairman  of  the  NC  American  Cancer  Society. 
She  is  West  Smithfield's  rep.  on  the  Smithfield 
Planning  and  Zoning  Bd.  and  involved  with 
Keep  Johnston  County  Beautiful.  Inc.  .  .  . 
Lucille  Gills  Shaw  lives  at  5738  Vernon  Oaks 
Dr..  Dunwoody.  GA  30338. 


1954 


Jane   Barnes   Reed   lives  at   510  Barnes   Rd.. 
Winston-Salem  27107  .  .  .  Ellen  Farmer  Howell 

teaches  oil  painting  at  Randolph  Technical  In- 
stitute night  school  .  .  .  Ann  Robertson  Mason 
is  a  teacher  (771  9th  St.  NW.  Hickory  28601). 
Jo  Anne  Wier  Harned  and  family  recently 
purchased  1 15  acres  of  land  and  a  1929  house 
sans  plumbing.  After  evicting  the  snakes  and 
clearing  the  salt  and  tobacco  from  the  floors, 
the  Harneds  remodeled  the  house  and  now  en- 
joy  life   near   Madison   with  42  sheep,   three 


Glorious  Goober  — A'cz/in-/;  Singletaiy  Stephenson's  ('29) 
annual  peanut  party  is  a  legend  in  Hertford  County.  Her  les- 
sons on  the  ignoble  peanut  span  two  generations.  The  veteran 
teacher  has  led  a  unit  on  the  area 's  chief  crop  for  26  years, 
with  the  students  drawing,  dissecting,  cooking  and  learning 
about  the  North  Carolina  peanut.  The  12-week  study  ends  in  a 
"peanut  party"  for  her  second  grade  students.  Gov.  James 
Hunt  recently  presented  Kathryn  an  award  from  the  Peanut 
Growers  Association,  and  the  Murfreesboro  Exchange  Club 
presented  her  a  "Book  of  Golden  Deeds"  in  March. 


Long  Distance  Alumna  —  Kathryn  Rettew  Bregman  '39  did  not 
let  4,000  miles  stand  in  the  way  of  her  40th  class  reunion. 
Traveling  from  Rio  de  Janiero,  Kitty  attended  all  festivities  and 
was  charmed  with  the  changing  face  of  Greensboro  and  the 
campus.  She  and  husband  Martin  have  lived  in  Brazil  almost  a 
quarter  century.  Active  in  civic  affairs.  Kilty  exemplifies 
Mc/ver's  ideal  of  service:  she  founded  Fundaco  Escolar 
Panamericana.  an  educational  and  philanthropic  foundation, 
and  has  edited  a  bi-lingual  cookbook  from  which  proceeds  go 
to  charitv. 


pcacock-s,  iwo  pea  fowl,  a  tlock  ol'  guineas  and 
a  view  of  a  nearby  lake. 


1955  1980 

Rev.  Maria  Richardson  Bliss,  MethodisI 
minister,  spoke  on  the  legal  stature  of  women 
in  a  Winston-Salem  YWCA  in  Nov.  Maria  is  a 
member  of  the  State  Council  on  the  Status  of 
Women  and  chairs  the  state  Task  Force  on  Bat- 
tered Women. 


1956 


Grace  Blanton  Scruggs,  assoc.  professor  at 
Prince  Georges  Comm.  College  in  Largo.  MD. 
married  William  Pierce,  an  employee  of  the 
Federal  Trade  Commission  in  Washington, 
DC,  in  Dec.  (3518  Oliver  St..  Hyattsville.  MD) 
.  .  .Carol  Carllon  Wylle  lives  at  415  Stonehedge 
Rd.,  Vestal.  NY  13850. 

Patricia  Godwin  Rice,  faculty  member  at 
East  Carolina  U.  and  a  member  of  American 
Home  Ec.  Assn.  accreditation  site  team,  was  in 


Slalesboro.  GA  evaluating  the  Division  of 
Home  Ec.  at  Georgia  Southern  College.  Pat  is 
a  specialist  in  housing  and  home  furnishings 
and  a  member  of  the  American  Assn.  of  Hous- 
ing Educators  and  the  Interior  Design 
Educators  Council. 

Rachel  Hudson  Clayton  teaches  music  (7525 
Eastside  Dr.  NE,  Tacoma,  WA  98074)  .  .  . 
Carolyn  Lcntz  Lilhgo  lectured  on  bilingual 
education  at  A&T  State  U's  annual  education 
seminar  .  .  .  Nancy  Pendergraft  Campbell  is  a 
secretary/bookkeeper  (202  Simpson  St.,  Carr- 
boro  27510). 


1957  1982 

Barbara  Johnson  Smart  was  recently  elected  to 
the  Transylvania  County  School  Board.  The 
mother  of  4  teen-age  daughters.  Barbara  also 
chairs  the  Blue  Ridge  Tech.  Advisory  Council 
and  co-chairs  the  committee  to  establish  a 
recreation  center  in  Brevard. 

Jean  Somers  Farrar  was  appointed  Super- 
visor of  Food  Services  for  Harnett  County 
Schools.  Previously.  Jean  was  ass't.  home 
agent  and  teacher  in  Alamance  County. 


1958 


Barbara  Brown  is  supervisor  of  hematology  at 
Tufts  Medical  Centre  in  Boston.  She  received 
an  MS  degree  in  medical  technology  at  the  U. 
of  Syracuse  where  her  thesis  was  "Hema- 
tology—  Principles  and  Procedures,"  now  a 
textbook  used  extensively  in  the  U.S.,  Spain 
and  England.  Barbara  is  currently  updating  the 
book  for  a  fourth  edition. 

Claudetle  Butler  Hatfield  and  son  Wilson 
both  graduated  last  year.  Claudette  received  an 
MEd  and  Wilson,  a  high  school  diploma  .  .  . 
Mary  Ruth  Long  Stone  is  a  writer  (PO  Box  26, 
Chatham,  VA  24531). 


1959 


Emilie  Cannon,  professor  at  Wright  State 
University,  Dayton,  had  an  article  in  the  Feb. 
issue  of  the  "Northeast  Conference  Newsletter 
on  the  Teaching  of  Foreign  Languages"  on 
"How  to  Plan  a  Foreign  Language  Day  or  'The 
Agony  and  the  Ecstasy'  "  (118  Old  Yellow  Spr- 
ings Rd..  Apt.  4,  Fairborn,  OH  45324). 


Class  of  1954.  Row  1  (1-r):  Tabbie  Bright  Nance,  Ann  Lefler  Thompson, 
Anabel  Adams  Hooper,  Phyllis  Franklin  Bierstedt,  Ann  Kimrey  Humber, 
Grace  Blackmorc  Deely,  Barbara  Lashley  Smith,  Mike  Auskern  Ross, 
Thelma  Thompson  Miller,  Mary  Lib  Alspaugh  Bowers.  Row  2:  Dorothy 
Hood  Mills,  Dora  Lee  Wiley  Brown,  Anne  Robertson  Mason,  (skip 
across)  Marian  Fortune,  Frances  Evans  Adamo,  Nancy  Ballinger 
Jackson.  Row  3:  June  Long  Trivette,  Dot  Bluett  Ingliss.  (down  a  step) 
Barbara  Dixon  Jackson,  Sue  Bell  Lee,  Martha  Moore  Cowan,  Gladys 
Walling,  Dorothy  Rose  Borden,  Margie  Preisingor  Maines.  Nancy  Jean 
Hill  Snow.  Row  4:  Sarah  Hcnkel  Schell,  (skip  across!  Slinroii  Man 
Welker.    Frankie    Herman    Hubbard.    Barbara    Dobvns   .io'^o>     ^^an^v 


Gilbert  Rhodes,  Peggy  Kay  Neelands  Dillinger,  Julia  Hedgepeth  Wray. 
Row  5:  Dot  Fisher  McGee,  Kay  Kipka  Jones,  Irene  Peck  Jordan,  Peggy 
Perry  Eason,  Sue  Hodges  Wilkinson,  Georgia  Nicolas  West,  Barbara 
Woolard  Hodge.  Row  6:  Gail  Reilly  Grim.  Jo  Smith  Soucek,  Billie 
Hughes  Welker,  Billie  Masters  Holcombe,  Chris  Boger  Haynes.  Row  7: 
Nancy  Edwards  Fowler,  (skip  across)  Nancy  Shankle  Kerr,  Merle  Gates 
Frazier,  Peggy  Best  Curlee,  Beverly  Cowman  Robertson.  Agnes  Lee 
Farthing,  Earline  Gibson  Waddell,  Mary  Loui,se  Ahern  Reese.  Row  8: 
Katherine  Brown  Ingle,  Christine  Jones  Avera,  (column)  Virginia  Liles, 
Lorraine  Decker  Hale,  Helen  Clinard  Chilton,  Jean  Blackburn  Holcomb, 
(column)  .Ashley  Holland  Dozier. 


24 


Lady  in  Motion  —  Luis  Mclver  \iiiisleud  '53  has  nihhed  e/bows 
Willi  ihe  slurs  as  coordinalor  of  llie  ,V.  C.  Office  of  Molioii 
PiclKie  Developinenl.  Lois  was  involved  this  year  in  ihe  filniiny. 
of  "Being  There,  "  starring  Shirley  MacLaine.  Peter  Sellers  and 
Melvyn  Douglas.  The  political  satire,  filmed  chiefly  on  Ashe- 
ville's  Billmore  estate,  contributed  more  than  SI  million  to  the 
city's  economy.  Proinoling  N.  C.  as  a  movie  location  and  the 
consequent  boost  to  the  slate's  economy  is  all  in  a  day's  work 
for  Lois.  Hopefully,  permanent  funding  will  turn  the  pilot 
project  into  a  million  dollar  business  for  AC. 


Jo  Ann  Curlee  Bowman  received  an  EdD 
from  UNC-G  in  Aug.  (711  Lakeside  Dr.,  San- 
tord  27330)  .  .  .  Elizabeth  Smith  Ward  lives  ai 
6208  White  Ash  Court,  Sut'lolk,  VA  23435. 


1960  I  wo 

Jane  Harris  Armfield  received  a  special  service 
award  for  15  years  service  to  Moses  Cone 
Hospital  at  a  recognition  banquet  in  Feb.  In 
Dec.  Jane  was  honorary  chairman  of  the 
Greensboro  Symphony  Guild's  Presentation 
Ball.  She  is  active  in  the  Weatherspoon  Gallery 
.Assoc,  and  the  NC  Historical  Museum  Board, 
as  well  as  past  president  of  the  Greensboro 
Preservation  Society  .  .  .  Marilyn  Voss  Kno\ 
hves  at  604  Widgeon  Ct.,  Roseville,  CA  95678. 


1961 


Iris  Brilt  Marlin  lives  at  3230  Harrison  St., 
Hollywood,  FL  33021   .   .  .  Dolores  Grayson 

recently  was  appointed  Staff  Training  and  Title 
IX  Specialist  at  the  Mid-West  .Assistance 
Center  at  Kansas  State  U.,  where  she  is  also 
working  toward  her  doctorate  in  Educational 
Leadership  and  Human  Behavior.  Dolores' 
employment  during  the  last  five  years  has  in- 
cluded management  and  consultation  respon- 
sibilities with  the  California  Coalition  for  Se.\ 
Equity  in  Ed.,  and  other  projects  in  equity  at 
Cal.  State  U.-Fullerton,  and  for  the  Cal.  State 
Dept.  of  Ed.  (340  Twykingham  PL,  Manhat- 
tan, KS  66502). 

Tina  Paul  Jones  and  Abe  have  a  fourth 
child,  Nicholas,  born  Nov.  18.  Their  Ireshman 
daughter  (UNC-CH)  and  two  high  school-age 
sons  help  with  the  baby-sitting  (906  W, 
Bessemer  Ave.,  Greensboro  27408). 


1962 


Mitzi  Byrd  Shewmake  (MFA),  instructor  at 
Winston-Salem  State  U.,  and  husband  Ed,  pro- 
fessor at  Salem  College,  exhibited  their  work  at 
Rowan  Art  Gallery,  Salisbury,  in  Nov.  Mitzi, 
author  of  "The  Loneliest  Chicken"  and  illus- 
trator/designer of  two  other  children's  books, 
has  studied  Mayan  art  in  the  Yucatan  Penin- 
sula and  exhibited  her  sculpture  and  graphic 
works  widely. 

Belly  Jane  Gardner  Edwards  is  one  of  the  ar- 
tists whose  work  is  on  display  at  Camelot 
Studios  Ltd.,  a  service  agency  in  Greensboro 
which  aims  to  bring  artists  and  the  public 
together   .    .    .   Marsha  Sheppard  CJreenwood 


lives  at  Apt.  14M,  165  West  End  Ave.,  NV,  N'>' 
10023  ...  Sue  Williams  Keilh  is  a  college  in- 
structor (229  Third  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  CA 
94118.) 

I.inda  McFarland  Roberts  was  attracted  by 
John  Kennedy's  charisma  during  her  UNC-G 
college  days  and  broke  family  tradition  by 
becoming  a  Democrat.  Since  then  she  has  been 
an  avid  volunteer  for  the  Gaston  County 
Democratic  Headquarters,  performing  a 
myriad  of  tasks.  "I'm  not  Ihe  type  who  can  sit 
on  sidelines  in  an  election,"  noted  Linda  who 
organized  nearly  300  volunteers  lor  a  recent 
state  campaign. 


1963  19S3 

Luisa  Maria  Burillo  de  Oduber  is  a  Spanish- 
French-English  translator  (Aparlado  6-1080, 
Estafeta  El  Dorado,  Panama  6,  Republic  of 
Panama)  .  .  .  Anne  Chandler  Korncmann 
teaches  in  Raleigh  schools  (105  Govan  Ln., 
Gary  27511). 

Anita  Jones  Slanlon,  artist,  was  commis- 
sioned by  the  NC  Society  for  Original  Graphics 
to  produce  limited  edition  works  for  sale  to 
society  members  .  .  .  Dorothy  Keller  Busbee 
lives  at  107  Rosebay  Dr.,  Greenville,  SC  29607. 

Carol  Klose  writes  that  she  married  Tom 
Crouse  in  Dec.  and  became  "instani  mother" 
to  two  children.  She  still  works  in  Fairfax  (3501 
Thomas  Ct.,  Falls  Church,  VA  22042)  .  .  . 
Juanita  Lacy  Jones  is  an  elementary  school 
music  teacher  (32  Dolphin  Apis.,  1140  N. 
Franklin  Rd.,  Greenville,  SC  29609). 

Sandra  Little  Mullen  (MEd)  lives  at  2108 
41st  St.  W.,  Bradenton,  FL  33505)  .  .  .  E.  Ann 
Smith  works  for  the  NC  Employment  Security 
Commission  as  Manpower  Programs 
Developer  (3134  Morningside  Dr.,  Raleigh 
27607)  .  .  .  Bernice  Vestal  Martin  lives  at  140  S. 
Valley  Rd.,  Southern  Pines  28387). 

.\nn  West  Ellington  is  director  of  learning 
resources  at  Moses  Cone  Hospital  (4559 
Peeples  Rd.,  Kernersville  27284)  .  .  .  Jeaneane 
Williams  Slahl,  assoc.  editor  of  the  UNC-CH 
"Alumni  Review,"  was  on  the  program  of  the 
Council  for  the  Advancement  and  Support  of 
Education  (CASE)  meeting  in  Birmingham, 
AL,  in  Feb. 


1964 


Linda  Bernard  Borelsky  lives  at  210  Topoca 
Dr.,  Elgin  Air  Force  Base,  FL  32542  .  .  .  Belly 
Jo  Holland  Davidson  III  lives  at  7401  SW  16th 
St.,  Plantation,  FL  33317  .  .  .  Julia  Ka> 
McBride  Ayscue  is  an  RN  (PO  Box  519,  Butner 
27509). 


Ala  Sue  MeGuire  Wyke,  pres.  of  the  North 
Wilkesboro  PTA,  was  appointed  by  Gov.  Hunt 
to  Ihe  Advisory  Council  for  the  Dept.  of  Cor- 
rections Unit  at  N.  Wilkesboro  .  .  .  Charlotte 
Mclnlvre  Monlnomery  is  a  teacher  (402 
Feather  Rock  Rd.,  Rockville  20850)  .  .  .  Mar- 
tha Parker  Wheeler  lives  at  NAMRU  «,  I  PC), 
NY,  NY  09527  .  .  .  Helen  Slanficid  Alford  is 
an  amateur  mideastern  folk  dancer  (belly 
dancer  is  the  commonly-used  misnomer)  with 
the  Greensboro  Oriental  Dance  Assn. 


1965  1980 

Jeanne  Cipar  Slorlie  is  teaching  in  the  Business 
Dept.  at  Metropolitan  Community  College. 
She  has  a  master's  from  the  U.  of  Wisconsin, 
Eau  Claire  (3217  Humboldt  Ave.  S.,  Min- 
neapolis, MN  55408). 

Carolyn  Cox  King  (MFA)  and  husband  Bill 
were  featured  in  a  Nov.  article  in  the 
Greensboro  Record  about  the  ups  and  downs 
of  small  businesses,  especially  in  energy-tight 
times.  The  Kings,  who  own  Friendly  Laun- 
dromat, have  one  son  .  .  .  Margaret  Dobson 
Vest  lives  at  507  Riverside  Dr.,  Morganton 
28655. 

Anna  Godfrey  Puckell  is  a  teacher  (231  N. 
Palmetto  Ave.,  Denmark,  SC  29042) .  .  .  Linda 
Holbrook  Bryan  is  active  in  the  Greensboro 
Oriental  Dance  Assn.,  a  group  of  amateur  and 
professional  mideastern  folk  dancers  who 
prefer  not  to  be  known  as  "belly"  dancers. 
Linda  is  a  professional  dancer  as  well  as  media 
specialist  at  the  Cerebral  Palsy  School. 

Constance  Hughes  Kolis  was  piano  accom- 
panist for  a  Nov.  soprano  recital  at  the  NC 
Museum  of  Art  in  Raleigh.  Constance  is  a 
piano  instructor  at  A  &  T  State  U  .  .  .  Mariha 
Jones  Carpenter  received  a  MEd  at  UNC-G  in 
Dec.  .  .  Patricia  Lawless  is  a  psychologist  (7642 
Bingham  St.,  Dearborn,  MI  48126)  .  .  .  Brenda 
Leniz  Shirley  lives  at  Rt.  2,  Box  468,  Spartan- 
burg, SC  29302. 

Edna  Marie  Meredith  Jackson  lives  at  91-5 
W.  Paces  Ferry  Rd.  NW,  Atlanta,  GA  30305  .  . 
.  Susctic  Mollsman  is  a  media  specialist  (4143 
Pineview  Rd.,  Charlotte  2821 1)  ..  .  Mary  Ann 
Newton  Mackey  recently  moved  to  Chapel  Hill 
from  Johnstown,  Pa.  (3(X)  A  Mason  Farm  Rd. 
27514)  .  .  .  Virginia  Penninglon  Robinson  and 
husband  Jack  recently  moved  from  Alta  Vista, 
VA,  to  Greensboro  (3101  Waldron  Dr.  27408). 

Wilma  Kay  Pergerson  is  interior  designer 
with  Wall  Furniture  in  Eden.  .As  a  designer,  she 
has  training  in  lighting  and  space  planning,  as 
well  as  decorating.  Recently  she  designed  a 
"million  dollar  lloor"  in  the  Citizens  and 
Southern  Bank  huildmg  in  .Atlanta. 

Betty  Rean  Walson  (MFA)  had  an  exhibition 
of  her  paintings  at  High  Point  Center  in 
November.  Husband  Bob,  poet  and  creative 
writing    professor    at    UNC-G,    read    poems 


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Honors  for  Historian  —  Business  educators  from  all  over  North 
Carolina  honored  Dr.  Rowena  Wellman,  retired  faculty 
member,  at  the  38th  annual  Business  Education  Conference, 
sponsored  by  the  Zeta  Chapter  of  Delta  Pi  Epsilon  fraternity. 
Dr.  Wellman.  national  historian  of  the  honorary  fraternity 
from  1949-50,  was  recognized  for  her  history  of  the  fraternity 
which  appeared  in  Business  Education  World  magazine  in  1952. 
The  Iowa  native  taught  at  UNC-G  from  1943  until  she  retired 
in  1958.  She  was  also  manuscript  editor  at  Columbia  University 
Bureau  of  Publications. 


associated  with  paintings  at  a  reception  which 
opened  the  show. 

Alice  Smith  Scolt  (MSHE),  former  chairman 
of  the  Dept.  of  Home  Ec.  at  East  Carolina  U., 
now  writes  a  weel<ly  column  on  nutrition  in  the 
Fayetteville  Observer. 


1966 


REUNION 


Linda  Blair  Byrd,  farmer  NC  Rhododendron 
Queen,  NC  Heart  Queen,  Miss  Greensboro 
1966,  and  host  for  the  1967  Miss  NC  Pageant, 
was  a  judge  in  the  1978  Miss  Denton  Pageant  . 
.  .  Jane  FIvnn  is  a  nurse  (242  Longfellow  Ave., 
Hermosa  Beach,  CA  90254). 

Melinda  Holder  Lamb  received  a  third 
degree  (PhD  in  English)  from  UNC-G  in  May 
and  the  ne.xt  day  joined  the  staff  of  the  Burl- 
iriKton  Times-News.  She  and  her  family  live 
close  by  campus  at  519  N.  Mendenhall  27403. 

Sandra  Hopper  Forman  was  elected  to  the 
Nat'l.  Council  of  Jewish  Women  Board  of 
Directors  at  their  33rd  convention  in  Dallas; 
she  was  one  of  40  women  from  across  the  coun- 
try invited  to  attend.  The  convention  was  a 
celebration  of  NCJW's  85th  anniversary,  and 
Sandy  set  mood  for  the  occasion  with  a  selec- 
tion of  vignettes  that  she  coordinated  and 
directed.  Sandy  was  the  first  woman  to  receive 
an  MFA  in  drama  from  UNC-G  .  .  .  Mary  Liv- 
Ingslon  Stegall  received  a  PhD  (child  dev.  and 
family  relations)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec. 

Pal  Moore  May  (MM),  ass't.  professor  of 
music  at  High  Point  College,  was  pianist  in  a 
duet  at  the  Greensboro  Music  Teachers' 
Association  Oct.  meeting  .  .  .  Brenda  Purvis 
Cathcart  is  an  accounting  supervisor  (1416 
Brandt  St.,  Greensboro  27407)  .  .  .  Linda 
Samet  Lurey  is  a  volunteer  on  the  Greensboro 
Commission  on  the  Status  of  Women.  She 
coordinated  the  project  "GROWING"  that 
studied  the  employment  problems  facing 
Greensboro  women. 


1967 


Susan  Armstrong  Smith  Weir  is  a  personnel 
manager  (3157  Jackson  St.,  San  Francisco,  CA 
94115)  .  .  .  Myra  Comer  Alklns  was  elected 
president  of  Beta  Sigma  Phi  City  Council  of 
Greensboro  for  '79-80  after  serving  as  its  vice 
president  this  year.  She  recently  joined  the  per- 
sonnel staff  at  Burlington  Industries  central 
recruiting  office. 

Mary  Lou  Gales  Brillain  received  her  third 
degree  from  UNC-G,  a  PhD  (Eng.)  in  Dec.  .  .  . 
Susan  Laughter  Meyers  lives  at  2784  Shelbark 
Rd.,  Decatur,  GA  30035  .  .  .  Beverly  Pinncll 
Grissom  lives  at  424  Vine  Land  Rd.,  Ba\ 
Village,  OH  44140  .  .  .  Andrea  Ray  Lewis  is  a 
teacher  (Rt.  1,  Box  49,  Cedar  Grove  27231). 


Linda  Scher  is  an  editor  (209  Ramblewood 
Dr.,  Apt.  126,  Raleigh  27609) .  .  .  Sandra  Todd 
Lichauer,  director  of  fine  arts  and  interior 
design  at  Guilford  Tech.  Institute,  received  an 
MEd  (educational  admin.)  from  UNC-G  in 
Dec.  .  .  .  Marilyn  Walls  Osborn  teaches  home 
economics  at  Longwood  College,  Farmville, 
VA.  First  son  Nash  was  born  in  1977  (Rt.  4, 
Box  236,  Farmville,  VA  23901). 


1968  1983 

Ava  Abernelhy  Brendle  and  husband.  Rev. 
Timothy  Brendle,  were  recently  appointed  mis- 
sionaries to  Haiti  by  the  Drexel  First  Baptist 
Church  in  Valdese.  After  14  weeks'  orienta- 
tion, they  will  go  to  France  for  a  year  of 
language  study. 

Ann  Aubuchon  Raker,  a  teacher  in  Guilford 
County  Schools,  completed  work  for  an  MEd 
at  UNC-G  in  Aug.  (4100  Oak  Hollow  Dr., 
High  Point  27260)  .  .  .  Linda  Mae  Boyd,  cost 
analyst  with  Burlington  House  Furniture  in 
Lexington,  married  Robert  Hill,  Jr.  in  Mar.  .  . 
Marsha  Breed  Deal,  former  teacher  in 
Mecklenburg  County  schools,  is  an  insurance 
agent  with  The  Dings  Agency/Conn.  Mutual 
Life  in  CJiarlotte. 

F.  Daryl  Brown  passed  the  CPA  exam  in 
Nov.  and  was  promoted  to  supervisor  of  the 
general  ledger  in  the  accounting  dept.  at  Kayser 
Roth  in  (jreensboro.  He  also  was  recently 
elected  to  the  Board  of  Directors  at  the  Greens- 
boro YWCA  where  he  chairs  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee (3204  C  Yanceyville  St.  27405)  .  .  . 
Ralph  Calhoun  (MEd),  commercial  art  instruc- 
tor at  GTI  in  Greensboro,  was  guest  educator 
at  the  Nov.  Fine  Arts  Guild  meeting  in  High 
Point. 

Sharon  Lee  Cowling  Twiddy  lives  at  PO  Box 
90,  Edenton  27932  .  .  .  Paige  Dempsey  married 
Air  Force  Captain  Clifford  Borofsky  at  Rams- 
tein  Air  Base,  West  Germany  in  March.  Cliff  is 
branch  chief  of  the  Army  recreation  centers  in 
Kaiserslautern,  where  he  is  also  chief  of  the 
security  police  division.  The  couple  met  at  an 
officers'  club  reception  where  Cliff's  dancing 
so  impressed  Paige  that  she  sent  over  a  business 
card  with  a  note  on  it:  "Dear  Sir,  Would  you 
like  to  dance  one  Fifties  Rock  and  Roll  Dance 
with  me?" 

Kathryn  Gilliam  Windham,  science  teacher 
at  Greensboro  Day  School,  was  chosen 
"Science  Teacher  of  the  Year"  in  the  Central 
NC  Section  of  the  .American  Chemical  Society. 
Outspoken  on  issues  relating  to  today's  ed., 
'Kathryn  is  a  member  of  the  National  Science 
teachers  Assn.,  Solar  Lobby,  Concerned 
Scientists    in    the    Public    Interest,    and    En- 

ror.iiienial  Action  .  .  .  .ianice  Hinchliffe  Clav 
:.ve.s   ;v.    !liO   Old   Salem    Rd.,    Rockingham 


Anila  Hirsch  Friedman  writes  that  she,  hus- 
band Jack,  and  their  two  children  have  moved 
to  Texas  where  Jack  heads  the  research  division 
of  the  Texas  Real  Estate  Research  Center  on 
A&M  University  campus. 

Annie  Jones  Picketl,  mother  of  two,  is  ad- 
min, ass't.  to  the  Cabarrus  Schools  superinten- 
dent. She  also  is  enrolled  in  a  doctoral  program 
at  Duke  (324  Summit  Ct.,  SE,  Concord  28025). 

Wayne  Lail,  a  member  of  Duke  U.'s  music 
faculty,  gave  a  recital  in  Jan.  Wayne,  a  bari- 
tone, has  studied  voice  in  Munich,  Germany 
where  he  was  soloist  with  the  Munich  Kammer- 
chor,  the  Munich  Bach  Choir  and  the  Bayer- 
ische  Rundfunk  Choir. 

Sherry  McCullough  Johnson,  higher  educa- 
tion reporter  for  the  Greensboro  Daily  News, 
won  a  second  place  award  for  her  group  of 
stories  about  HEW  and  the  NC  University 
system.  The  awards  were  sponsored  by  the 
Council  for  Advancement  and  Support  of 
Education.  Sherry,  who  has  been  with  the 
News  for  five  years,  recently  joined  the  News 
and  Observer  staff  in  Raleigh. 

A  pen  and  ink  drawing  of  Foust  Building  by 
Julie  Memory  Wallers  appears  on  the  cover  of 
UNC-G's  mini-catalogue  distributed  to  seniors 
and  prospective  students  by  the  Admissions 
Office.  Julie  had  an  exhibit  of  her  watercolors 
at  Art  Gallery  Originals,  Winston-Salem,  and 
at  Elm  Street  Gallery,  Greensboro,  in  March. 

Lorraine  Pugh  received  an  MLS  degree  from 
UNC-G  in  Dec.  .  .  .  Lynn  Young  Blackburn, 
former  counselor  for  the  Granville  County 
school  system,  now  directs  the  Special  Services 
Program  at  Vance-Granville  Community  Col- 
lege. Previously  Lynn  was  president  of  the 
Granville  County  Assn.  for  Retarded  Citizens. 


1969  1984 

Cavie  Barnhill  Leonard  lives  at  2613  Wenl- 
wood  Valley  Dr.,  Little  Rock,  AR  72212  .  .  . 
Barbara  Chavis  Thornton  is  a  guidance 
counselor  (911  W.  Markham  Ave.,  Durham 
27701)  .  .  .  Harold  Creech,  senior  operations 
research  analyst  at  Ciba-Geigy  in  Greensboro, 
received  his  third  degree,  an  MBA,  from  UNC- 
G  in  Dec.  Harold's  wife  is  Linda  Hardison 
Creech  '70. 

Sherrill  Dillard  Cenlala  and  husband  Larry 
Cenlala  '78  are  house  parent-guardians  for  five 
boys  in  a  "group"  home  in  Lexington.  The 
home  is  part  of  a  new  NC  program  for  children 
who  commit  status  offenses,  such  as  truancy 
from  school  .  .  .  Mary  Evans  Browning  is  a 
computer  scientist  (1808  Duke  of  York  Quay, 
Virginia  Beach,  VA  23454). 

Linda  Ferree  Nunnally  reports  the  birth  of  a 
son,  Jason  Robert,  in  March  (590  Lee  Ann  Dr., 
SW,  Smyrna,  GA  30080)  .  .  .  Elizabeth  Gurkin 
and  husband  Bill  Simmons  '78  (MBA)  have 


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A  Necd-Meeter  —  Joanne  Plolt  Gorman  '59,  family  life 
counselor,  makes  lime  for  other  people 's  problems.  In  addition 
to  her  private  practice  in  marriage,  fatnily  and  child  cotinselinfi, 
she  sponsors  an  area  Parents  Anonymous  group  in  Redondo 
Beach,  CA,  leads  a  weekly  women's  group,  and  does  volunteer 
work  for  the  Children's  Home  Society.  She  received  her  A/SIf 
from  Columbia  in  1962,  and  worked  previously  as  a  consultant 
for  a  psychiatric  clinic  for  children  and  as  an  adoptions 
ca.vworker.  Her  contributions  were  recognized  when  she  was 
included  in  the  1979  edition  of  "li'ho's  H'ho  of  .American 
li  omen.  " 


Kli(>ht  Aid  —  Quick  flunking  saved  a  man 's  life  and  earned  a 
Consumer  Service  .Award  for  Delta  flight  attendant  Diane 
Strickland  Jones  '65.  It  was  during  a  flight  from  Diane's 
-4  llanta  base  that  a  passenger  stumbled  on  his  way  to  the 
lavatory,  struck  his  head  against  the  bulkhead  and  slopped 
breathing.  Diane  ami  another  flight  utiendant  administered 
cardio-pulmonary  resuscitation  (CPR).  reviving  the  passenger 
who  later  continued  his  trip.  Diane 's  actions  were  also  featured 
in  the  airline's  magazine  Delta  D'\%m  for  customer  service 
"above  and  beyond"  the  call  of  duty. 


moved  to  Morganton  where  Bill  is  Ass'l. 
Manager  of  Industrial  Engineering  with  Drexel 
Heritage  Furnishings  (109  Inglesvood  Dr. 
28655). 

Melba  Ann  Hawkins  is  elementary  director 
at  First  Baptist  Church  in  Lexington  (113  Dearr 
Ave.,  Lexington  27292)  .  .  .  Julie  Horney  is  a 
college  professor  (1842  .Adams  St..  Ashland, 
NB  68003)  .  .  .  John  Kirkman  joined  Inmonl 
Corp.  in  New  York  as  industrial  relations  rep., 
after  10  years  in  the  field  of  labor  relations, 
most  recently  at  Host  International  (567  Old 
Stagecoach  Rd.,  Andover,  NJ  07826). 

Nancy  Landen  Gelsinger  is  a  substitute 
teacher  and  the  mother  of  two  (2474  Spruce 
St.,  Buena  Vista,  VA  24416)  .  .  .  Mary  Jo 
Lentz,  basketball  coach  at  Dudley  High 
School,  Greensboro,  played  in  the  third  annual 
Underalls  All-.American  Classic  .  .  .  Ellen 
Lichtman  Laton  lives  at  4624  Woodfield  Rd., 
Bethesda,  MD  20014. 

Alice  McCollum  was  recently  sworn  in  as  the 
first  woman  judge  in  Dayton,  OH,  Municipal 
Court.  Previously,  Alice  was  ass't.  profes.sor 
and  ass't.  director  of  clinical  legal  studies  at  the 
U.  of  Dayton  School  of  Law. 

Marie  Nahikian  was  one  of  24  community 
leaders  from  the  eastern  U.S.  selected  for  a 
cultural  study  tour  of  China  in  Nov.  Marie 
founded  the  Adams-Morgan  Neighborhood 
Co-op  in  Washington  and  is  a  commissioner  on 
the  D.  C.  Rental  Accommodations  Commis- 
sion. 

Robert  Ronde  Phillips  (MEd),  research 
assoc.  with  the  Instit.  for  Urban  and  Minority 
Ed.  in  NY,  earned  his  doctor  of  ed.  degree 
from  Columbia  U.  Teachers  College  in  Nov.  .  . 
Judy  Simmons  Edwards  received  an  MEd 
(housing  management)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec.  .  . 
Barbara  Smith  (EdD),  coach  of  the  women's 
golf  team  at  Longwood  College  in  Farmville, 
VA,  was  named  Female  Coach  of  the  Year. 
Her  team  finished  second  in  the  VAIAVV  State 
Tournament. 

Mary  Stewart  Cohn  lives  at  210  Woodburn 
Rd.,  Raleigh  27605  .  .  .  Barbara  Underwood 
Laughinghouse  is  a  self-employed  typist  (945 
Vernon  Ave.,  Winston-Salem  27106)  .  .  .  Carol 
Walley  Asbury  is  a  teacher  (1482  Carolyn  Dr., 
Charlotte  28205)  .  .  .  Roland  VVatIs  (MFA)  is 
among  artists  commissioned  by  the  NC  Society 
for  Original  Graphics  to  produce  limited  edi- 
tion works  for  sale  exclusively  to  society 
members. 


1970  1980 

Elizabetli  Alston  Lewis  works  in  a  garden 
center  and  as  a  substitute  teacher  (212  Mur- 
dock  Rd.,  Baltimore,  MD  21212) ...  Bui  Bediz 

(MFA),  sculptor  and  artist-in-residence  at 
Greensboro  Arts  Council,  recently  went  into 


the  antique  furniture  business.  Bui,  a  native  of 
Istanbul,  and  his  English  partner  have  set  up 
shop  in  the  former  post  office  in  Old 
Greensborough. 

Sherilyn  DeLong  Yos(  is  first  lieutenant  in 
the  US  Army  (Box  3616  Conus  Mi  Group,  Fori 
Meade,  MD  20755)  .  .  .  Cynthia  Donnell, 
mezzo-soprano  and  member  of  Concordia  Col- 
lege music  faculty,  gave  a  recital  in  Sept.  al 
Hivdslen  Recital  Hall  in  Moorhead,  Minn. 

Mary  Duncan  Murdock  is  a  teacher  (316 
Forest  Grove  Ave.,  Jacksonville  28540)  .  .  . 
Janice  Edelblul  Hendrix  lives  at  122  Kim- 
brough  .\\e.,  Tupelo,  MS  38801  .  .  .  Darlene 
Fields  Green  is  dietitian  counselor  with 
Greensboro  Cardiac  Rehabilitation  Program, 
an  exercise  program  for  people  with  a  history 
of  heart  trouble.  The  state  program  is  ad- 
ministered through  the  NC  Heart  Association 
and  its  clients  are  boasting  great  success.  They 
meet  in  Greensboro's  YMCA  3  times  a  week. 

Judy  Kennerly  Homes  is  an  industrial  in- 
terior designer  (204  Davis  Ln.,  Belmont  28012) 
.  .  .  Gary  Kent  lives  at  16  Bedford  Ln.,  Taylors, 
SC  29687  .  .  .  Gail  Leonard  Mitchell  is  a  part- 
time  bank  teller  (1331  W.  Friendly  .Ave., 
Greensboro  27403)  .  .  .  Kay  Norman  Swayngim 
is  a  teacher  (418  Midland  St.,  Bridgeport,  Cl 
06605)  .  .  .  Sally  O'Quinn  Pace  is  a  librarian 
media  specialist.  She  received  her  MLS  at  U.  of 
SC  in  Aug.  (4302-G  Cedarwood  Ln.,  Wilm- 
ington 28403). 


1971  1981 

Susan  Clark,  a  first  grade  teacher  in  Hickory, 
married  William  Hunsucker  in  March  (Rt.  3, 
Box  1 16,  Conover  28613)  .  .  .  Tommy  Foushee, 
insurance  salesman,  and  wife  Mary  Kendall  '71 
live  at  4914  Park  Ave.,  Wilmington  28403  .  .  . 
Sue  Grose  Lawson  and  husband.  Major  Lon 
Lawson,  have  a  daughter,  born  in  Nov.  Lon  is 
stationed  at  Camp  Pendleton  (163  Avenida  Ba- 
ja,  San  Clemente,  CA  92672). 

Cynthia  Jacobs  was  appointed  Media  Pro- 
duction Coordinator  in  the  Learning  Resources 
Center  at  Vance-Granville  Community  College 
in  Henderson .  She  also  serves  as  coordinator  of 
the  Institutional  Development  Program  funded 
by  a  $75,000  federal  grant.  Previously,  Cynthia 
taught  art  in  the  Indian  River  School  District  in 
Delaware. 

Frances  Jones  (MEd),  principal  at  Balfour 
School,  was  guest  speaker  at  the  Randolph 
County  Mission  Society's  fall  meeting.  Frances 
received  an  EdD  at  UNC-G  this  year  (919 
Kildare  Rd.,  Asheboro  27203)  .  .  .  Linda  Kelley 
was  named  in  March  the  Deputy  Commissioner 
of  Banking  in  the  Conn.  State  Dept.  of 
Business  Regulation,  by  Gov.  Ella  Grasso  (Rt. 
3,  Box  116,  Conover  28613). 

Bonnie  Lasiw  Dunn  is  a  math  teacher  (10924 
Kingfisher  Dr.,  Pineville  28134)  .   .   .  Sandra 


Lee  (MEd),  math  teacher  al  High  Point  Central 
HS,  received  an  EdD  (Curriculum)  at  UNC-G 
in  Dec.  .  .  .  Javan  Royall  is  a  sales  associate 
with  John  Atkinson  Co.  in  Madison  .  .  .  Mel- 
ville SechresI  (MEd)  was  named  ass'l.  for 
research,  planning  and  evaluation  in  Ihe 
Guilford  County  school  admin,  offices. 

John  Shepard  works  in  the  Library  of  Ihe 
Performing  Arts  in  Lincoln  Center  (410  W. 
24th  Si.,  Apt.  6-L.  NY,  NY  10011).  .  .  Palricia 
Slalev  Kennedy  lives  at  3044  Helm  Ave., 
Clovis,  CA  93612. 

Jo  Walts  Williams  (MEd),  associate  prof,  of 
education  and  associate  dean  of  academic  af- 
fairs at  Elon  College,  has  been  named  director 
of  development.  Jo  has  headed  the  school's 
new  Learning  Resources  Center  and  developed 
a  successful  instructional  center.  In  her  new 
capacity  she  will  head  all  aspects  of  fund  rais- 
ing and  program  development  .  .  .  Kalhy 
Wesson  lives  at  3009  Meadowlark  Dr.,  East 
Point,  GA  30344. 

Born  to 
Mary  Kathryn  Gray  Motsinger  and  J.   R.,  a 
daughter,  Amanda  Gray,  on  April  28. 


1972  1982 

Barbara  Baldwin  Richard  lives  at  3523  Kristen 
Dr.,  Highlands,  T.\  77562  .  .  .  Susan  Bowden 
Hammond  is  an  RN  al  New  Hanover  Memorial 
Hospital  (5315  Andover  Rd.,  Wilmington 
28401)  .  .  .  Dorolhy  Helms  is  a  student  at  SC 
School  of  Law  (3906  Thornwell  Ct..  Apt.  C, 
Columbia,  SC  29205)  .  .  .  Sarah  Hillmer,  ass't. 
director  of  The  Green  Hill  Art  Gallery  in 
Greensboro,  had  an  exhibit  of  her  paintings  at 
the  Wilson  Arts  Council's  Galleries  recently. 

Frank  Holder's  dance  company  is  in  its  sixth 
season  and  this  year  the  schedule  includes 
engagements  in  eight  stales.  The  company  has 
six  new  members,  including  three  men.  Among 
the  veteran  dancers  of  the  group  are  Vickey 
Henderson  '75  and  Cathy  Findlay  '74  .  .  .  Bill 
Keens  has  returned  to  Greensboro  as  associate 
director  of  the  United  Arts  Council  after 
teaching  English  at  Ravenscroft  School  in 
Raleigh  for  four  years. 

Linda  Ketner  is  program  associate  al  the 
Center  for  Creative  Leadership  (4842  .A  Tower 
Rd.,  Greensboro  27410)  .  .  .  Claudia  Mc- 
Fadden  Bealty  is  a  consulting  dietitian  for  the 
American  Diabetes  Assn.  in  Charlotte.  Claudia 
is  former  head  dietitian  for  the  outpatient  clinic 
at  Duke  U.  Medical  Center. 

Wayne  McGlohon  is  the  city  manager  of 
Durham's  accounting  division.  Previously, 
Wayne  was  a  tax  auditor  for  the  state's  Dept. 
of  Revenue  and  most  recently,  director  of  fiscal 
operations  for  Trident  College  in  Charleston 
.  .  .  Nancy  Phibbs  Tucker  and  husband  Chip 
live  at  Rt.  6,  Box  270,  High  Point  27260. 


Life  Among  Ihc  Ruins  — Dr.  Mary  Eliz- 
ahel/i  Keisler  '34,  former  Excellence 
Fund  professor  on  campus,  '  'retired ' '  to 
Rome  this  year  as  a  special  consullani 
for  ihe  Food  and  Agricalliire  Organi- 
zation of  Ihe  United  Nations  during  the 
Inlernalional  Year  of  the  Child.  Mary 
Elizabeth 's  responsibilities  included  writ- 
ing a  discussion  paper,  '  'Prospects  for 


Peic  Raby  (MFA),  Lenoir-Rhyne  College 
ass'l.  professor  and  designer-technical  dir., 
was  featured  in  The  Hickory  News  as  a  man 
wilh  a  great  love  for  outdoor  drama.  He  has 
worked  with  The  Lost  Colony  at  Manteo  and 
with  Horn  in  Ihe  West  in  Boone.  He  has  hopes 
of  someday  opening  a  dinner  theater  in 
Hickory. 

Kenneth  Schwab  (MEd),  dean  of  students  at 
Guilford  College,  married  Patricia  Daniel,  pro- 
fessor at  Guilford,  in  March  (1004  Montpelier 
Dr.,  Greensboro  27410)  .  .  .  John  Stubblefield, 
director  of  sales  lor  the  Royal  Villa  Hotel  in 
Greensboro,  is  now  manager  of  the  Village 
Green,  the  same  hotel  converted  to  non-sub- 
sidized housing  for  the  elderly  and  handicap- 
ped. 

Mary  Ann  Thomas  Johnslon  (MM)  was 
featured  soprano  soloist  at  the  Feb.  "Parade  of 
American  Music"  program  performed  by  the 
Greensboro  Euterpe  Club.  Mary  Ann  teaches 
privately  and  is  the  soloist  at  Elon  College 
Comm.  Christian  Church  .  .  .  Carolyn  Winius 
Toben  is  project  director  of  Guilford  Technical 
Institute's  spring  and  summer  workshops  in 
"The  Quest  for  Self." 

Patty  Younts.  designer  for  ln-E.\  Designs 
Inc.,  Lexington,  participated  in  Davidson 
County's  Arts  Council  mini-concert  .series  in 
Jan.,  where  she  taught  junior  high  school 
students  about  interior  design.  Patty  has  won 
several  awards  for  exhibitions  of  .school  archi- 
tecture. 


1973  1983 

Jill  Anderson,  client  consultant  for  Ampersand 
Inc.  in  Winston-Salem,  married  Neal  Tacka- 
bery,  son  of  Rebecca  Neal  Tackabery  '43  (114 
Cedar  Lake  Trail,  Winston-Salem  27104)  .  .  . 
Frances  Andrews  Bradshaw  is  a  flight  atten- 
dant with  Eastern  Air  Lines  (6449  Lamshire 
Rd.,  Kerncrsville  27284). 

Barbara  Brown  Parker,  high  school  math 
teacher,  received  an  MEd  (math)  at  UNC-G  in 
Dec.  .  .  .  Nancy  Cathe  Pearson  works  in 
customer  service  for  Rutenberg-Waddell 
Corp.,  Charlotte  (PO  Bo,\  761,  Forest  City 
28043)  .  .  .  Bill  Cloninuer  (MSBA),  vp  of  First 
Citizens  Bank  &  Trust  Co.  in  Thomasville, 
chairs  the  Hiawatha  District  of  the  Boy  Scouts 
of  America. 

Judy  Coker  Andrews  (MEd)  is  systems 
analyst  for  JC  Penney  Co.  (7311  Carta  Valley 
Dr.,  Dallas,  T.X  75248)  .  .  .  Mae  Douglas, 
Ciba-Geigy  site  personnel  manager,  was  on  the 
panel  of  business  specialists  at  the  Greensboro 
YWCA  women's  career  conference  in  Feb.  .  .  . 
Merenda  Haynes  is  a  teacher  (1207  W. 
Fieldcrest  Rd.,  Eden  27288). 

Ali.x  Hitchcock,  artist-in-residencc  at 
Reynolda    House,    Winston-Salem,    taught    a 


Rural  Children.  "  but  it  was  not  all 
work.  She  has  "relished  the  fountains, 
gardens  and  trees  ..."  but  looks  for- 
ward to  strolling  on  campus  again  in 
August  when  she  will  return  to  Greens- 
boro. One  thing  she  misses:  "There  is 
never  eye-to-eye  contact  when  one  meets 
people.  A  t  UNC-C  everyone  has  a  greet- 
ing and  a  smile. 


studio  course  there  m  Dec.  on  American  Land- 
scape .  .  .  Rebecca  Ann  Jackson  left  Charlotte 
for  Atlanta  because  of  a  promotion  within 
Southern  Bell  (5408  Rockmoor  Dr.,  Stone 
Mountain,  GA  30088)  .  .  .  Miriam  Kilmer  is  a 
student  at  Catholic  U.  (411  Windover  Ave., 
NW,  Vienna,  VA  22180). 

Lea  Lackey  Zachman  (MEd),  first  place  win- 
ner at  the  Assoc.  Artists  of  Winston-Salem 
print  and  drawing  competition,  exhibited  her 
works  at  the  Rowan  Art  Gallery,  Salisbury,  in 
Nov.  .  .  .  Kathy  Laughlin  is  a  nutritionist  (1775 
Weldon  Circle",  Concord  28025). 

Janet  Leonard  Buckner,  teacher  in  Chatham 
County  Schools  and  at  Central  Carolina  Tech. 
Inst.,  was  named  Young  Career  Woman  by 
Siler  City  Business  and  Professional  Women's 
Club  .  .  .  Gloria  Locklear  received  an  MA 
(Eng.)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec. 

Deborah  Lowman  Nelson  had  a  second 
child.  Amy  Christine,  born  on  Jan.  28.  Her 
new  address  is  Rt.  2,  Box  101,  River  Drive, 
Morehead  City  28557  .  .  .  Carol  Phibbs 
Caviness  and  husband  Jack  have  a  son,  born 
Mar.  15,  and  a  new  address:  Rt.  7,  Box  849-6, 
Salisbury  28144. 

Nido  Qubein  (MSBA),  president  and 
founder  of  Nido  Qubein  and  Associates  Inc. 
and  Creative  Services  Inc.,  of  High  Point,  was 
guest  speaker  at  the  Mount  Olive  College 
Alumni  Association's  annual  banquet  in 
March. 

Gail  Shalto  Fleagle,  a  teacher  at  Wiley 
School  in  Greensboro,  is  working  to  make 
reading  fun  for  children  through  her  member- 
ship in  the  Greensboro  Council  of  the  Interna- 
tional Reading  Assn.  Games  and  fun  exercises 
are  being  introduced  as  part  of  a  program  to 
improve  the  reading  and  writing  skills  of  public 
school  students. 

Janet  Stanley  Walters  has  been  promoted  to 
ass't.  vp  at  Winston-Salem's  Wachovia  Bank. 
She  joined  the  bank  in  1975  and  has  served  as 
interior  designer  and  general  services  officer 
(1129  Ebert  St.,  Winston-Salem  27103)  .  .  . 
Fanny  Stronach  received  an  MBA  from  UNC- 
G  in  Dec. 

Judith  Womble  Pinnix  (MM),  instructor  in 
voice  at  A&T  State  U.,  gave  a  recital  in  March, 
accompanied  by  pianist  Constance  Hughes 
Kotis  '65. 


1974 


Mary  June  Arnold  received  an  MEd  from 
UNC-G  in  Dec.  and  is  currently  teaching  at 
Diggs  Intermediate  School.  Winston-Salem, 
where  she  is  also  Admin.  Intern.  Mary  June 
was  named  1978's  Outstanding  Young 
Educator  for  Winstor.-Saleni  Forsyth  County. 
Nancy  ,]»  !?.niiry  is  an  instructor  at  Califor- 
nia State  College  ■1202  S.  Union.  Bakersfield, 


CA   93309)    .    .    .    Debra   Blake   Lindley   is  a 

teacher.  Husband  Robert,  former  UNC-G  stu- 
dent, is  a  paramedic  (3503-A  Parkwood  Dr., 
Greensboro  27403)  .  .  .  Marianne  Buie  Gingher 
(MFA)  had  a  story  in  the  Dec.  issue  of  Red- 
hook.  Marianne  teaches  at  Chapel  Hill  and 
commutes  to  Greensboro. 

Michael  Cohn  has  joined  Greensboro's 
Lorillard  cigarette  manufacturers  as  supervisor 
in  quality  assurance.  Prior  to  joining  Lorillard, 
he  was  employed  by  Offutt  Publishing  in 
Greensboro  (2416  Sherwood  St.,  Greensboro 
27403  .  .  .  Sarah  Dianne  Conder  Farnsworth  is 
a  waitress  (736  Tennyson  Dr.,  Charlotte 
28208). 

Jo  Anne  Deans  Rayle,  coronary-care-unit 
nurse  at  Moses  Cone  Hospital,  is  on  stand-by 
duty  at  the  Greensboro  Cardiac  Rehab.  Pro- 
gram .  .  .  Evelyn  Dunaway  Thompson  is  a 
speech  therapist  (1818  Church  St.,  Galveston, 
T.X  77550)  .  .  .  Catherine  Findlay,  ass't.  direc- 
tor of  Frank  Holder  Dance  Co.  in  Greensboro, 
married  Mark  McCullry  in  Dec. 

Gwendolyn  Harrington,  Asheboro  art 
teacher,  won  an  honorable  mention  in  a 
statewide  exhibit  for  black  artists.  The  work 
depicts  a  woman  and  is  made  of  fabric  and 
yarn,  the  fabric  from  Ghana.  The  title  of  the 
piece  is  "Enoch's  Oo,"  the  word  for  woman  in 
Ga,  one  of  the  languages  spoken  in  Ghana  .  .  . 
Robert  Hites,  Jr.,  son  of  Margaret  Pope  Hiles 
"69  (MA),  was  named  Pittsboro  town  manager 
by  the  town  board  in  Jan.  Previously,  Bob  was 
admin,  ass't.  and  citizen  service  rep.  for  the 
city  of  Durham. 

Stephen  Hunter,  pianist  and  visiting  artist  at 
Fayetteville  Tech.  Inst.,  had  his  second  engage- 
ment at  NY's  Lincoln  Center  in  Dec.  for  an 
audience  of  300  people.  Stephen  was  visiting 
artist  at  Wayne  Community  College  for  two 
years.  Currently,  he  is  a  doctoral  student  at 
North  Texas  State  U. 

Debra  Kelly,  media  specialist  and  teacher  at 
Dillard  School  in  Madison,  married  James 
York  in  Feb.  (PO  Box  1045,  Albemarle  28001) 
.  .  .  Theresa  Knox  recently  left  her  Greensboro 
home  for  San  Antonio,  TX,  where  she  was  ac- 
cepted for  the  Air  Force  Office  Training 
School  at  Lackland  AFB  .  .  .  Alvin  Lawing 
moved  to  NY  where  he  participated  in  an  off- 
Broadwav  plav  (430  Columbus  Ave.,  Apt.  4-A, 
NY,  NY '10024). 

Denise  Little  Harrington  is  a  jr.  high  school 
teacher  (4324  Wall  Ave.,  Richmond,  CA 
94130)  .  .  .  Linda  Luedeka,  former  ass't. 
aquatics  director  at  the  Greensboro  YMCA,  is 
the  first  full-time  Girl  Scout  executive  in  Rock- 
ingham County.  Recruiting  and  training 
leaders  and  exposing  communities  in  the  area 
to  scouting  are  major  responsibilities.  She 
hopes  to  inaugurate  programs  especially  for 
older  girls  and  get  senior  scout  programs 
started. 

Deborah  Lupton  is  a  psychological 
counselor   (180   Arch   St.,   Apt.   6.   Redwood 


28 


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An  Easy  Calm —  When  Dolores  Pills  '29 
returned  lu  campus  for  the  firsl  lime  lo 
attend  I  he  50lh  reunion  of  her  class,  she 
saw  a  world  of  difference.  "It's  a  lillle 
bit  like  looking  at  yesterday  but  not 
really. ' '  She  remembers  the  campus  as 
small  and  easygoing,  the  calm  rippled 
only  twice.  Once  Charles  Lindbergh  rode 
past  campus,  and  the  girls  lined  the 
street  to  throw  flowers.  Then,  following 


the  1928  election,  Harriet  Elliott  gave  a 
fiery  lecture  to  her  class  on  the  need  for 
voter  registration  —  many  students  had 
neglected  to  register  and  had  been 
turned  away  from  the  polls.  "I'm  not 
really  a  person  who  likes  to  go  lo 
meetings, ' '  said  Dolores.  '  'But  I  'm  glad 
I  came.  I  'II  probably  be  back  for  the 
55th  reunion.  " 


City,  CA  94U62) .  .  .  Robert  MacLeod  is  a  man- 
agement analyst  (Rt.  1,  Box  556,  Jeft'erson- 
ville,  VT  05464)  .  .  .  Beryl  Moore,  consumer 
education  rep.  at  Duke  Power,  was  named 
Young  Career  Woman  by  the  Orange  County 
Business  and  Professional  Women's  Club. 

Carol  Mulholland  Bernasek  (MM),  director 
of  music  and  organist  at  .Ardmore  United 
Methodist  Church  in  Winston-Salem,  was 
musical  consultant  for  the  purchase  of  the 
Church's  new  $114,000  custom-built  tracker 
organ.  Carol  gave  a  recital  of  consecration  in 
Oct.  .  .  .  Marjorie  Muzyczha  is  staff  physician 
at  a  Federal  Correction  Instit.  (3089  Knob  Hill 
Rd.,  Memphis,  TN  38134)  .  .  .  Norma  Neblelt 
Kain  is  married  and  lives  at  3342  Scottview  Dr., 
Richmond,  VA  23225. 

Mary  Neikirk  (MSPE),  ass't.  professor  in 
the  Phys.  Ed.  Dept.  of  Eastern  Kentucky  U.  in 
Richmond,  is  working  as  curriculum  specialist 
on  a  project  funded  under  the  Women's 
Educational  Equity  Act.  Upon  completion  of 
the  project  in  .^ug.  she  will  resume  doctoral 
studies  at  the  U.  of  Georgia  (903  Vickera 
Village,  Richmond,  KY  40475). 

James  Odom  received  a  PhD  (psych.)  from 
UNC-G  in  Dec.  .  .  .  Sue  Rickert  McLain  was 
piano  accompanist  at  a  musical  concert  at 
Stony  Point  Baptist  Church  in  Taylorsville  in 
Dec.  .  .  .  Robert  Spencer,  musician,  and  Sarah 
Cecil  Spencer  '73,  sec,  live  at  414-F  Guilford 
College  Rd.,  Greensboro  27410. 

Peter  Vrooman  (MSB.A)  has  joined  Carolina 
Steel  Corp.  in  Greensboro  as  aluminum  pro- 
duct manager,  working  in  the  development  of 
aluminum  product  sales.  Peter  and  wife  Lynn 
Eskridge  '71  (MEd)  have  two  sons  .  .  .  Vicki 
Wade  (MEd),  NC  Employment  Security  Com- 
mission employee,  and  seasoned  actress  with 
Harnett  Regional  Theatre,  is  currently  serving 
on  the  executive  board  in  the  theatre's  third 
season. 

Lawrence  Wallers,  ass't.  director  for  finan- 
cial mngmt.  at  the  Portsmouth  Naval  Regional 
Medical  Center,  was  a  nominee  to  the 
American  College  of  Hospital  Administrators 
(5755  Albright  Dr.,  Virginia  Beach,  V.A  23462) 
.  .  .  Tandy  Wilkins  Scheffler  received  an  MEd 
(elem.  ed.)  at  UNC-G  in  May  and  is  now  a 
reading  specialist  at  Knox  County  Schools 
(1511  Branson  .Ave.,  Knoxville,  TN  37917)  .  .  . 
Susan  Willis  Capehart  received  an  MA  (psych.) 
from  UNC-G  in  Dec. 


1975  1980 

David  Bass  (MFA)  won  a  purchase  award  at 
the  1979  Biennial  Exhibition  of  Piedmont 
Painting  and  Sculpture  at  the  Charlotte  Mint 
Museum  of  Art  for  his  oil  painting,  "Land- 
scape at  Yaddo  9"  .  .  .  William  Beck  teaches  at 
Orange  High  School  in  Hillsboro  .  .  .  John 
Black  (MA),  clinical  psychologist  at  the  U.  of 


.Mississippi  Medical  Center.  rccei\cd  a  PhD 
(psych.)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec.  (314';  Alex- 
ander St.,  Jackson,  MS  39202). 

Caroline  Brinson  McKellar  works  in  the  pur- 
chasing dept.  of  NC  Memorial  Hospital  (Rt.  I , 
Box  191C,  Chapel  Hill  27514)  .  .  .  Patricia 
Brown  has  left  her  teaching  position  at  Clem- 
son  U.  to  accept  a  position  on  the  audit  staff  of 
Coopers  and  Lvbrand  CPA  firm  in  Pa.  (2601 
Parkway,  Apt.  647,  Philadelphia  19130)  .  .  . 
David  Butler,  CPA,  and  Sharon  Reeves  Butler 
'75,  RN,  live  at  3716  Dusty  Ln.,  Raleigh  27604. 

Larry  Chilton  received  an  MBA  (business 
administration)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec.  .  .  . 
Dolores  Dyke  Follin  has  joined  the  legal  firm 
McNairy,  Clifford  and  Clendenin  as  an 
associate.  Dolores  received  her  .ID  degree  from 
Wake  Forest  U.  in  May  (1004  Sunset  Dr., 
Greensboro  27408)  .  .  .  Jackie  Elkins  received 
an  MPA  (public  affairs)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec.  . 
.  .  Tess  Elliott  (MFA),  painter,  is  ass't. 
subscription  manager  at  Circle-in-the-Square 
Theatre  in  NYC. 

Rev.  Carol  Foltz,  assoc.  pastor  of  Winston- 
Salem's  Calvary  Moravian  Church  and  first 
woman  minister  serving  the  Southern  Prov- 
ince, led  a  Lenten  Dav  service  at  Calvary  in 
Mar. 

Jennifer  Frank  exhibited  her  paintings  of 
Merchants  Millpond  State  Park,  Gates  Coun- 
ty, at  Winston-Salem's  Nature  Science  Center. 
Jennifer  is  a  staff  artist  at  the  center,  and  her 
exhibition  was  in  connection  with  a  naturalist's 
film  about  the  state  park. 

Karen  Galloway,  director  of  interior  design 
with  Clyde  Rudd  and  Assoc.  Greensboro, 
married  John  Hardin  in  March  (1034  Whirl- 
win  Dr.,  Winston-Salem  27101)  .  .  .  Miriam 
Lockhart  is  a  musician  (345  Riserside  Dr.,  No. 
IC.  NY.  NY  10025)  .  .  .  Kathleen  Lynch,  cap- 
tain in  the  U.S.  Army  Nurse  Corps.,  married 
Glenn  Simpson,  Jr.,  captain  in  the  Medical 
Corps.  Thev  are  stationed  at  Ft.  Polk,  LA  (73 
Apple  St.,  DeRidder,  LA  70634). 

Sharon  McCuiston  works  in  the  Dept.  of 
Social  Services  (507  Church  St.,  Apt.  4, 
Greensboro  27401)  .  .  .  Sara  Moniot  Lilienthal 
(EdD)  was  married  in  Nov.  to  Peter  Lilienthal, 
financial  executive  with  Ovan  Corp.  Sara  is  an 
officer  of  the  First  Nat'l.  Bank  of  Minneapolis 
and  ass't.  manager  of  the  Executive  Banking 
Div.  (2756  Drew  Ave.  South,  Minn.,  MN 
55416). 

David  Rice,  school  psychologist,  received  an 
MA  (school  psychology)  from  UNC-G  in  Aug. 
(1507  Pepperhill  Rd..  Greensboro  27407)  .  .  . 
Sue  Sigmon,  employee  in  the  sales  division  at 
3M  Co.  in  NYC,  married  Michael  Nosach  in 
Mar.  .  .  .  Carlecn  Sims  lives  at  5341  Essex  Ct., 
Apt.  52,  Alexandria,  VA  22311. 

Patricia  Tart  White  is  a  teacher  (490 1-C 
Tower  Rd.,  Greensboro  27410)  .  .  .  Wendy 
Travis  Wallace  had  an  exhibition  of  her  paint- 
ings at  the  Garden-Studio  Gallery  in  Greens- 
boro in  Sept.  .  .  .  Margaret  Tunstall,  ceramics 


arlisl,  married  Andrew  Draughon,  Jr.  in  Jan. 
Margaret  plans  lo  open  her  own  potter's 
studio. 

Jim  Wheeler,  a  Washington  artist,  was 
Director  of  Performances  at  the  international 
meeting  of  Fine  Art  Dealers  in  May.  Currently, 
Jim  is  working  on  a  sculptured  altar  piece  for  a 
Baltimore  Church  with  a  former  Sewanee  pro- 
fessor with  whom  Jim  studied  for  two  years. 

Hope  Willis  Hunt  was  named  ass't.  home 
economics  agent  with  the  Johnston  County 
.'kgric  Ext.  Agency.  Hope  was  an  agent  with 
Lincoln  County  for  over  3  years. 


1976  1981 

Beverly  Barnett  Kilpatrick  is  a  teacher  of  the 
deaf  (107  Yellowhammer  Circle,  Montevalle, 
AL  35115)  .  .  .  Barbara  Bender,  speech 
therapist  in  Greenville  County  Schools,  re- 
ceived an  MEd  (speech  pathology)  at  UNC-G 
in  Dec.  .  .  .  Stephen  Bowen  has  realized  his 
dream  of  owning  his  own  business  with  a  CPA 
firm  in  Fuquay-Varina.  Previously,  Bowen 
worked  in  Raleigh  for  the  Internal  Revenue 
Service. 

J.  David  Cerchio  is  Dept.  of  Com.  represent- 
ative for  the  State  of  Conn.  (402  Foulk  Rd., 
Apt.  6-B-3,  Wilmington,  DE  19803)  ...  Pat 
Chamberlain  received  a  Woman's  Committee/ 
Elizabeth  Fuller  Scholarship  for  '78-79  at 
Southern  Baptist  Theological  Seminary  in 
Louisville.  KY  .  .  .  Jane  Collins  Coco  received 
an  MFA  (art)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec. 

Judy  Combs  was  promoted  to  training  man- 
ager of  the  Greensboro-High  Point  Thalhimer 
Stores  .  .  .  William  Comslock,  Spec.  4.  recently 
completed  a  clinical  specialist  course  at  Letter- 
man  Army  Medical  Center  at  the  Presidio  of 
San  Francisco  .  .  .  Mara  Culhrell  Hamrick  is  a 
speech  therapist  (Rt.  2  No.  26  Hilltop  Trailer 
Park,  Chapel  Hill  27514). 

John  Ellis  is  a  student  at  Pennsylvania  Col- 
lege of  Optometry  (6334  N.  10th  St., 
Philadelphia,  PA  19141) .  .  .  Faye  Floyd  Marks 
(MEd),  Florence  Elem.  School  teacher,  won 
the  Terry  Sanford  Award  presented  each  year 
to  an  outstanding  creative  educator  in  NC's 
public  schools  .  .  .  Turner  Hughey  (MSB.'X)  was 
appointed  manager  of  industrial  engineering  at 
Tomlinson  Furniture,  High  Point  .  .  .  Jeffrey 
Lance,  serving  in  the  U.  S.  .'\ir  Force,  married 
Frances  Jennings  in  Jan.  Jeffrey  is  stationed  at 
Grand  Forks,  ND. 

Margaret  Land  Sharpe,  a  practicing  nurse 
for  20  years,  most  recently  at  NC  Baptist 
Hospital,  returned  to  school  at  Wake  Forest  U 
Law  School  and  has  now  formed  a  partnership 
with  two  of  her  classmates  in  the  firm  o 
Wilcox,  Littlejohn  &  Sharpe.  While  in  law 
school,  Margaret  attended  the  Wake  Forest  In 
ternat'l.  Law  and  Finance  Seminar  in  London 

David    Lanier    (MA)    is    a    teacher    (4101 


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Alumna  on  Ice — The  skating  roulines  have  been  strenuous  but 
the  travel  has  been  great,  reports  Gina  Gariglio  '78  who  since 
February  has  been  with  the  European  division  of  Holiday  on 
Ice.  Tlw  troupe  has  performed  in  Italy,  Greece,  Belgium,  and 
France,  where  she  saw  Nureyev  in  Paris,  visited  the  Louvre, 
and  attended  mass  in  Notre  Dame  Cathedral.  Gina  began 
figure  skating  four  years  ago  as  a  BFA  dance  student  working 
pari  time  at  Ice  Chalet.  She  returned  to  Greensboro  in  July  for 
a  three-week  visit  with  parents  Ray  and  Fran  Gariglio. 


Beihania  Station  Rd.,  Apt.  50,  Winston-Salem 
27106)  .  .  .  Terry  Madden  Dillsaver  is  a  math 
teacher  (Rt.  1.  Box  35,  Locust  Grove,  OK 
74352)  .  .  .  Larry  Marberl  has  been  promoted 
to  Project  Manager  of  The  Miami  Herald 
Publishing  Co.  in  Miami. 

Joan  Metelli,  graduate  student  at  UNC-G's 
School  of  Music,  recently  was  soprano  soloist 
for  Mahler's  Second  Symphony  with  the 
Eastern  Philharmonic  Symphony  and  for  the 
Dedication  Sunday  Service  at  First 
Presbyterian  Church  in  Greensboro  .  .  .  Mary 
Ann  Noland  Edwards  is  a  speech  pathologist 
(201  Assembly  St.,  Waynesville  28786). 

Donna  Norman  is  girls'  basketball  and 
volleyball  coach  at  South  Stokes  High  School 
in  King.  Last  year  the  volleyball  team  won  the 
conference  tournament  and  made  it  to  the  sec- 
ond round  of  the  state  tournament  .  .  .  Leslie 
Poe  is  a  new  teacher  at  N.  Rowan  Middle 
School. 

Elizabeth  Reynolds  Layton,  piano  and  voice 
teacher  in  Moore  County  and  choir  director  for 
First  Baptist  Church  in  Aberdeen,  was  soprano 
soloist  in  Rockingham  Music  Club's  produc- 
tion of  Handel's  "Messiah"  .  .  .  Marilyn  Ricks 
Dooley  is  a  medical  technologist  (130  Linnet 
Dr.,  West  Columbia,  SC  29169). 

Sue  Kody  Seagraves  (MFA),  painter  and 
parttime  instructor  at  UNC-G,  and  Setsuya 
Kotani,  a  Tokyo  native  who  also  leaches 
ceramics  and  painting  at  UNC-G,  had  a  joint 
exhibit  at  the  Garden-Studio  An  Gallery, 
Greensboro  in  Oct.  .  .  .  Jeffery  Smith  received 
an  MBA  from  UNC-G  in  Dec.  .  .  .  Joy  Thomas 
Jones  lives  at  2409  Hunlridge  Dr.,  Clifton 
Park,  NY  12065. 

Joyce  Thomas,  Gaston  County  school 
teacher,  married  Calvin  Jones  Jr.  in  Dec.  .  .  . 
Sonny  Turner  received  an  MA  (clinical  psyh.) 
from  UNC-G  in  Dec.  and  is  presently  pursuing 
a  PhD  (402-A  Montrose  Dr.,  Greensboro 
27407)  .  .  .  Toni  Turner  Massey  received  an 
MSBE  (business  ed.)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec. 

David  Allen  Wilkie  lives  at  1131  E.  Green 
Springs  Ave.,  Birmingham,  AL  35205  .  .  .  Mar- 
cia  Williard  Wrangham  is  an  underwriter  for 
Kemper  Insurance  (7618  King  Richard  Ct., 
Charlotte  28212)  .  .  .  Sandra  Wright  received 
an  MSHE  (housing  and  management)  from 
UNC-G  in  Dec. 


1977 


Janice  Apple  Richardson  is  a  speech  pathology 
teacher  (Apt.  49,  Trails  End  Apts.,  Sherry  Dr., 
Burlington  27215)  .  .  .  Paul  Bell  has  accepted  a 
position  with  Dow  Jones  &  Co.  in  the  Educa- 
tional Service  Bureau  of  the  Circulation  Dept. 
(371  Harvey  Ct.,  Wyckoff,  NY  07481)  .  .  . 
Maynard  Bledsoe  is  director  of  training  and 
development  at  UNC-CH  (Sharon  Heights 
Apt.  16B,  Chapel  Hill  27514). 


Mary  thestnult  Calhey  is  an  RN  (Rt.  3,  Box 
A  61,  Candler)  .  .  .  Delores  Coyne,  former 
speech  therapist  for  Cumberland  County 
schools,  married  James  Phillips  in  Jan.  James 
is  a  doctoral  candidate  in  phys.  ed.  at  UNC-G 
and  instructor  at  James  Madison  U.  in  VA  .  .  . 
Don  Foster  has  joined  ERA  Carolina  Really  as 
a  realtor  associate  .  .  .  Vivan  Fowler  Leon  is  a 
social  worker  (13110  Constitution  Ave.,  NE, 
Albuquerque,  NM  87112). 

Jo  Anne  Fox,  employed  by  the  NC  Dept.  of 
Corrections  in  Winston-Salem,  married  Martin 
Mason  in  Jan.  .  .  .  Debra  Gervais  Whitehead  is 
a  child  screening  specialist  (1258  Century  Park 
Ave.,  Kernersville  27284)  .  .  .  Rosalind 
Gilmore,  a  tailor  for  Montaldo's,  married  Ed- 
win Simmons  in  Jan.  .  .  .  Joy  Goodman  Jayner 
is  a  teacher  (1620  Sugar  Creek  Rd.  W., 
Charlotte  28213). 

Anne  Gravilt  Gibson  (MLS)  is  new  librarian 
at  Person  Senior  High  in  Roxboro  .  .  .  Joy 
Greenlee  is  a  college  instructor  (520  8th  Ave. 
N.,  Onalaska,  WI  54650)  .  .  .  Patricia  Lynn 
Hall,  customer  service  rep.  with  Duke  Power 
Co.,  Greensboro,  married  Samuel  Patterson, 
Jr.  in  March  .  .  .  Diana  Hallman  While  is  a 
grad.  student  at  UNC-CH  (2836  Chapel  Hill 
Rd.  19H.  Durham  27707). 

Elizabeth  Anne  Harrison  Pearson  is  an  RN 
(A-4  Ridgecrest  Townhouse  Apts.,  Bluefield, 
WV  24701)  .  .  .  Nina  Angela  Hollifield  was 
featured  organ  soloist  in  a  Jan.  concert  in 
Hamburg,  Germany,  where  she  studies  with 
Dr.  Heinz  Wunderlich  at  the  Hamburg  School 
of  Music  and  The  Performing  Arts  .  .  .  Chris 
Hollowell,  an  owner  and  instructor  at  the 
Academy  of  Dance  Arts,  was  one  of  the 
choreographers  at  the  Miss  Mitchell  Pageant  at 
Mitchell  College  in  Statesville. 

Clara  Houghtaling  Barnes  received  an 
MSHE  (foods,  nutrition,  and  institutional 
management)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec.  .  .  .  Susan 
Jewett,  chairman  of  the  phys.  ed.  dept.  at 
Salem  Academy,  Winston-Salem,  was  named 
Piedmont  Athletic  Conference  volleyball 
"coach  of  the  year"  .  .  .  Angela  Kiger  Ander- 
son is  a  clerk  (100  Willow  Creek  Rd.,  No. 
130A,  Winston-Salem  27105). 

Kalhryn  Kurt'irsI  is  an  insurance  controller 
supervisor  (3420  Piney  Grove  Rd.,  Charlotte 
28212) .  .  .  Deborah  Mauk  is  a  teacher  with  the 
Peace  Corps  (PO  Box  91,  Chuka,  Meru, 
Kenya)  .  .  .  Pamela  Mclntyre  is  a  speech 
therapist  at  the  NC  School  for  the  Deaf 
(2202-G  Colony  Apts.,  Burlington  27215). 
Sherrie  McKinnon  was  selected  Miss  Ran- 

The  following  alumni  passed  the  Certi- 
fied Public  .Accountant  exam  in  Nov.: 
Ronald  Cardwell  '75 
Bruce  Guard  '76 
Elizabeth  Hampton  '76 
Lida  Lewis  Coleman  '78 
Horace  Seagraves  '78 


dolph  County  1978.  She  is  employed  by  First 
Union  Bank  in  Asheville  .  .  .  Ivy  Nelson  Sim- 
mons is  manpower  coordinator  for  the  City  of 
High  Point.  Husband  Mitchell,  who  attended 
UNC-G  night  school,  is  chemical  processor  for 
HB  Fuller"  Chemical  Co.  (Rt.  3,  Box  459, 
Horsepen  Creek  Rd.,  Greensboro  27410). 

Sharlene  Oehler.  purchasing  clerk  with  Com- 
puter Labs,  Greensboro,  married  Howard 
Dunlap  in  March  (928-A  Eastchester  Dr.,  High 
Point  27260)  .  .  .  Sherry  Elizabeth  Patterson, 
credit  ass't.  at  Kenrex  Laboratories,  married 
James  Owens  in  Feb.  (6421  Countryside  Dr., 
Charlotte  28213). 

Sharon  Peltil  Guenther  is  new  health  ed. 
coordinator  of  Wilkes  County  schools,  respon- 
sible for  health  curriculum  and  instruction  and 
staff  development.  Sharon  has  worked  with  a 
number  of  Greensboro  agencies  including  the 
Mental  Health  Assn.,  the  Child  Abuse  Center, 
the  Piedmont  Lung  Assn.  and  Alcoholics 
Anonymous. 

Mildred  Ptak  Dempster  received  an  MSBE 
(business  ed.)  from  UNC-G  in  Dec.  .  .  .  Lynda 
Reed  Sawyer  is  a  dance  instructor  (3606  Arvin 
Dr.,  Charlotte  28213)  .  .  .  Steven  Scarce  was 
promoted  to  lieutenant  (jg)  while  serving  at  the 
Nat'l.  Naval  Medical  Center  at  Bethesda,  MD. 

Melba  Stadler  Coleman  works  in  real  estate 
(509  Westbrook  Ave.,  Elon  College  27244)  .  .  . 
Wanda  Talarico  recently  became  Supervisor  I 
of  the  Peritoneal  Dialysis  Unit  at  NC  Memorial 
Hospital  in  Chapel  Hill  (65  Willow  Way, 
Chapel  Hill  27514)  .  .  .  Susan  Tanner  McCoury 
is  a  tech.  institute  instructor  (Rt.  1,  Box  250A, 
Newland  28657). 

Jim  Thorp  (MFA),  ass't.  professor  of 
theater  at  Wright  State  U.  in  Dayton,  OH, 
wrote  and  directed  "The  Mystery  of  Roanoke 
Island,"  a  multi-media  drama  performed  by 
the  Lost  Colony  Touring  Co.  and  presented  at 
Guilford  HS,  Greensboro,  in  Oct.  .  .  .  Peggy 
Towe  married  Craig  Kirtland  in  April.  She 
completed  a  MCD  (Master  of  Communication 
Disorders)  at  LSU  Medical  Center  last  August, 
and  is  a  speech  and  language  therapist  in  Jef- 
ferson Parish  schools  (5970  Forest  Isle  Dr. 
#470, New  Orleans,  LA  70114)  .  .  .  Carol 
Vaughan  Crocker  is  a  music  teacher  (Rt.  8,  Box 
129,  Hickory  28601). 

Dawn  Walters,  Air  Force  Lieutenant,  is  put- 
ting her  math  expertise  to  use  at  Offult  AFB, 
Neb.,  as  communication  computer  program- 
mer. She  transferred  from  Keesler  AFB,  Miss., 
where  she  received  8  months  in  communica- 
tions and  three  months  in  computer  training 
(PSCNo.  1,  Box  326,  Offutt  AFB,  NB68113). 

Kalhy  West  is  a  yarn  designer  at  the  Dover 
Yarn  Co.  (907  N.  Lafayette,  Apt.  10,  Shelby 
28150)  .  .  .  Linda  Willcox  Rollins,  clinical 
nurse,  who  graduated  from  the  USAF  medical 
service  officers  orientation  course  at  Sheppard 
Air  Force  Base,  TX,  now  is  stationed  with  a 
unit  of  the  Strategic  Air  Command  at  Pease 
AFB,  NH  .  .  .  Carol  Wrobel,  RN  in  pediatrics 


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Klow'riand  Lays  —  For  over  halj  a  ccrimrv  Cklcnia  Jordan 
Perry's  ('16)  (aleiu  in  ur(  and  writing  have  been  widely 
recognized,  bur  il  was  only  last  year  thai  her  musical  abilitv 
came  to  light  in  a  charming  book  of  verse.  "Flow'rlaiid  Lavs,  " 
published  with  four-color  illustrations.  Octavia  wrote  the  songs 
and  drew  the  pictures  for  neighborhood  children  who  were 
frequent  Perry  visitors.  .At  the  urging  of  her  family,  she  finally 
assembled  them  for  publication.  ,\'ow  a  resident  of  High 
Point 's  Presbyterian  Home,  Octavia  has  a  new  interest  as  a 
conib-pluying  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Home  Hand. 


ai  Si.  Francis  Hospital  in  Charleston,  married 
John  Ferriter,  former  UNC-G  student,  in  Feb. 
(208  Scott  St.,  Mount  Pleasant,  SC  29464). 


1978 


Manina  Ancherico,  dancer,  married  John 
Holland,  an  actor-director,  in  Dec.  in  Fayette- 
ville  .  .  .  Norma  Bizzell  Noble  was  named 
handicap  coordinator  for  the  State  Training 
Office  of  Head  Start  in  Greensboro.  Norma 
will  teach  Head  Start  coordinators  throughout 
NC  to  mainstream  handicapped  children  into 
regular  schools  .  .  .  Julia  Boone  Isley  is  a 
secretary  and  a  salesperson  (Box  6613,  Gibson- 
ville  27249). 

Faith  Denise  Boswell  White  works  in  the 
UNC-CH  chemistry  dept.  (1801  Youngs  Mill 
Rd.,  Greensboro  27406) .  .  .  Teresa  Linn  Brigt;s 
West  is  a  teacher  (1004-C  Mills  St.,  Raleigh 
27608)  .  .  .  Karen  Brown,  dance  teacher  at  Mit- 
chell College  in  Statesville,  choreographed  and 
directed  the  Miss  Mitchell  Pageant  in  Jan. 
Karen  is  an  owner  and  instructor  at  the 
Academy  of  Dance  Arts. 

Donna  Busletl  Hood  is  a  teacher  (351 
Virginia  Ave.,  Danville,  VA  24541)  .  .  .  Dianne 
Camp  Bouldin  is  an  I.E.  clerk  (Rt.  2,  Box  204, 
Pittsboro  27312)  .  .  .  Celeste  Capps,  public 
health  nurse  at  Lexington,  married  Robert 
Allen,  med.  student  at  Bowman  Gray  School, 
in  Feb.  .  .  .  Sheryl  Ann  Carroll  Reid  is  a  teacher 
(101  Foreman  Rd.,  Apt.  B-37,  Mobile,  AL 
36608). 

Jim  Clark  (MFA),  Alumni  News  staff  writer 
and  editor  of  the  Greensboro  Sun  newspaper, 
was  featured  in  the  winter  edition  of  the  Chapel 
Hill  publication,  the  Carolina  Quarterly,  with  a 
fictional  piece,  "Collections"  .  .  .  Julia  Clon- 
inger,  an  employee  of  Richmond  County 
Schools,  married  Steve  Sutherland  in  March. 
They  live  in  Town  Park  Apts.  in  Rockingham. 

Jim  Davis  (MPA)  was  campaign  manager  of 
the  successful  drive  for  passage  of  the  mixed 
drinks  referendum  in  Greensboro  .  .  .  Mary 
Dillon  Spake  is  a  public  health  nurse  (Queen 
Ann  Apts.,  1001  N.  Lafayette  St.,  Shelby 
28150)  .  .  .  Larry  Donaldson  is  a  member  of  the 
musical  group,  Daystar. 

Judy  Eaker  had  the  lead  role  in  Rutherford- 
ton's  Community  College  Players'  production 
of  "Mame"  in  Nov.  Judy  has  studied  acting  at 
the  NC  Governor's  School  and  at  Circle-in-the- 
Square  in  NYC.  She  works  as  a  substitute 
teacher  and  spent  last  summer  singing  and 
dancing  at  Carowinds  in  the  "Give  My  Regards 
to  Broadway"  reviews. 

Myra  Fisher,  RN  at  Wesley  Long  Hospital  in 
the  intensive  care  unit,  married  Steven  Ellis  in 
March  (4251  Old  Battleground,  Greensboro 
27410)  .  .  .  Susan  Fisher  Basinger  is  social 
director  of  Five  Oaks  Nursing  Center  (Rt.  1, 
Box  29,  Kannapolis  28081)  .  .  .  Robin  Fulton 


Meyer  works  for  Indiana  U.  Credit  Union  (309 
E.  University  Apts.,  Bloomington,  IN  47401). 

Gina  Gariglio  is  a  skater  with  Holiday  on 
Ice,  European  division.  She  recently  joined  the 
group  in  Paris.  Her  father  is  jazz  impresario 
Ray  Gariglio  of  the  UNC-G  music  faculty  .  .  . 
Mary  Kalhryn  (;reene,  food  service  director  at 
Rockingham  Community  College  in  Went- 
worth,  married  Ronald  Lampkin  in  Feb.  (8370 
Vance  Rd.,  Kernersville  27284). 

Ned  Holliman,  Jr.  is  a  grocer  (1118  N.  4th 
St.,  Wilmington  28401)  .  .  .  Leah  Holt 
Shepherd  is  a  phys.  ed.  teacher  for  6th  and  7th 
grades  (1300  Warren  Hites  Dr.,  Apt.  D-105. 
Augusta,  GA  30901) .  .  .  Shawn  Hooper,  RN  in 
the  coronary  care  unit  at  Moses  Cone  Hospital, 
married  William  Owens,  student  at  UNC-G 
and  member  of  the  Greensboro  Police  Reserve, 
in  Mar.  (303  Edwards  Rd.,  Apt.  A-3, 
Greensboro  27407)  .  .  .  Janelte  Hopper  lives  at 
114  Fort  St.,  Boise,  ID  83702. 

Deborah  Sue  Kelly  married  Kenneth  Garren 
in  Feb.  (1535  Cameron  Ct.,  Wilmington)  .  .  . 
Linda  Lawson  Tulloch  lives  at  108  Boone 
Village  Club,  Boone  28607)  .  .  .  Mary  LeCrand 
Wilson  is  a  primary  school  teacher  (Walnut 
Cove  27052)  .  .  .  Bobbie  Mathia,  RN  at  Duke 
U.  Medical  Center,  married  Carl  Jobe  in 
March  (PO  16641,  Greensboro  27406). 

Susan  McCollum  Tingen  is  ass't.  manager  at 
Thalhimers  (3642  Guess  Rd.,  Durham  27705) 
.  .  .  Anita  Ross,  an  employee  of  Kayser  Roth 
Hosiery,  married  John  Paul  White  '70,  presi- 
dent of  Colonial  Rare  Coins  and  Investment 
Galleries  and  an  Investors  Financing  Planning 
rep.,  in  Feb.  .  .  .  Kathy  Lynn  Sams,  RN  at 
Duke  Medical  Center,  Durham,  and  Hugh 
Adams  were  married  in  Feb.  .  .  .  Terry  Moore 
Williams  is  a  nurse  (PO  Box  54,  Germanton 
27019). 

Ann  Paden,  an  employee  of  Red  Springs 
Schools,  married  David  Morris  in  March  .  .  . 
Jo  Lee  Parsons  Woodward  directs  a  family  and 
child  development  center  (PO  Box  124,  Barium 
Springs  28010) .  .  .  Marilyn  Ross  Mink  received 
an  MA  (sociology)  from  UNC-G  in  May.  She  is 
currently  a  volunteer  with  the  NC  Dept.  of 
Correction  (2205  Lvnwood  Dr.,  Greensboro 
27406). 

Mary  Schroeder  works  for  the  Guilford 
County  Communications  Center  for  the  Deaf 
as  an  interpreter/secretary  (3008-G  Lawndale 
Dr.,  Greensboro  27408)  .  .  .  Sandra  Shelton 
Weavil  is  a  first  grade  teacher  (Rt.  I,  Box  70, 
Sandy  Ridge  27046). 

Jo  Ann  Smith  Hartness  teaches  at  Western 
Piedmont  Community  College.  Husband  Jef- 
frey '79  works  for  First  Citizens  Bank  and 
Trust  Co.  (201  Woodbridge  Apts.,  Morganton 
28655)  .  .  .  Bettina  Thompson  Knight  is  a  staff 
nurse  (PO  Box  2292.  Davidson  28036)  .  .  . 
Margaret  Thompson  is  a  teacher  (104  21st  St., 
Wilmington  28401). 

Pushpa  Vatsalya  (MLS),  who  came  to  the 
U.S.  from  India  in  1975,  is  employed  as  high 


school  librarian  in  Bladenboro.  In  a  short  four 
years  she  has  learned  to  speak  English,  eat 
meat,  wear  pant  suits  and  to  enjoy  life  in  a 
quiet  small  town.  Most  of  all,  Pushpa  has  been 
impressed  by  the  freedom  of  women  in  this 
country,  ERA's  frustrations  notwithstanding. 

Sarah  Wells,  housing  programs  specialist 
with  Virginia  State  Division  of  Housing,  mar- 
ried Michael  Talbcrt  in  March  .  .  .  Carolyn 
Williams  Lee  (MEd)  was  appointed  by  the 
Greensboro  Bd.  of  Ed.  as  reading  coordinator 
in  charge  of  implementing  Gov.  Hunt's  new 
reading  program.  She  will  be  developing  and 
evaluating  techniques  for  reading  improvement 
in  kindergarten  through  12th  grades. 

Richard  Williams  teaches  high  school 
English  (9W  North  Ave.,  Apt.  1,  Winchester, 
VA  22601)  .  .  .  Marcia  Workman  is  a  medical 
social  worker  at  Nash  General  Hospital  (PO 
Box  132,  Nashville  27856). 


1979  1984 

Joseph  Attayek,  Jr.,  is  student  liaison  for  the 
Nat'l.  Recreation  and  Parks  Assn.  and  student 
division  president  of  the  N.C.  Recreation  and 
Parks  Society.  His  presidency  will  last  through 
Nov.  at  which  time  he  plans  to  continue  his 
assn.  with  the  organization  in  a  new  capacity. 

Pamela  Barker  Horlon  lives  at  3835  Radiant 
Dr.,  Apt.  550,  Colorado  Springs,  CO  80917  .  . 
.  Clara  Barnes,  doctoral  student  at  Virginia 
Polytechnic  Inst.,  received  an  MSHE  from 
UNC-G  in  Dec.  .  .  .  Judith  Cameron  Teer  com- 
pleted work  for  her  MEd  (Guidance  and 
Counseling)  in  Aug.  at  UNC-G. 

Warren  Gaughan  (MM),  pianist  and  faculty 
member  at  Warren  Wilson  College  in  Swan- 
nanoa,  gave  a  recital  in  March  at  Appalachian 
State  U.  .  .  .  JoAnne  Graf  (MA),  women's 
Softball  coach,  writes  that  she  now  chairs  soft- 
ball  for  the  Florida  Assn.  of  Intercollegiate 
Athletics  for  Women  and  is  chair-elect  for 
girls'  and  women's  sports  for  the  Florida  Assn. 
of  Health,  Phys.  Ed.,  and  Recreation. 

Carol  Ann  Marquett  (MLS),  Dec.  bride  of 
Greensboro  lasvyer  Durant  Glover,  is  director 
of  the  US  office  of  TITUS,  a  French  textile  in- 
formation service  .  .  .  Luisa  Ramirez,  professor 
of  psychology  and  clinical  psychologist  in  Mex- 
ico, will  receive  an  MA  (psych.)  at  UNC-G  in 
May  (Via  Sistina  No.  404.  Pte..  Fuentes  del 
Valle.  Garza  Garcia  (Monterrey).  Nuevo  Leon. 
MX). 

Richard  Smith,  parent  trainer  in  an  early 
childhood  intervention  program  in  Winston- 
Salem,  will  receive  his  MA  (psych.)  at  UNC-C 
in  May  .  .  .  Sharon  Stafford,  daughter  of 
Pickett  Crouch  Stafford  '51  and  teacher  at 
Guilford  Elem.  School,  married  Mickey 
Greeson  in  Jan.  .  .  .  Kathleen  Warden  Manning 
(MA)  conducted  a  13-week  course  in  antiques 
at  Guilford  Tech.  Inst,  last  fall. 


Alumni  Business 


Elected 

Betsy  Ivey  Sawyer  '46  of  Winston- 
Salem  was  elected  to  serve  as  the 
Alumni  Association's  first  president- 
elect in  balloting  which  ended  on  May 
1.  She  will  hold  this  position  for  a 
year  and  then  will  serve  as  president 
for  two  years,  succeeding  Gladys 
Strawn  Bullard. 

Five  trustees  were  elected  on  the 
same  ballot:  Elizabeth  Grumpier  Bell 
'46  of  Glinton,  Shirley  Henkel  '54  of 
Statesville,  Ronald  Shiftier  '70  of 
Atlanta,  Mildred  Brunt  Smith  '33  of 
Morehead  Gity,  and  Josephine  Gouch 
Walker  '57  of  Winston-Salem. 

The  Glass  of  '79  elected  Debbie 
McGann  of  Berwyn,  PA,  to  serve  as 
its  representative  on  the  Alumni 
Board  for  a  three-vear  term. 


To  Be  Elected 

Alumni  who  are  active  members  of 
the  Association  (Annual  Giving  con- 
tributors) may  nominate  candidates 
for  second  vice  president  and  five 
trusteeships,  positions  to  be  filled  in 
1979-80  voting.  Suggestions  must  be 
submitted  to  the  Nominating  Gom- 
mittee  before  September  8. 

Two  candidates  for  second  vice 
president  will  be  presented  on  the 
ballot.  The  nominee  who  is  elected 
will  chair  the  Association's  Nomi- 
nating Gommittee  for  three  years. 

Five  trustees  will  be  elected  from 
ten  candidates  on  the  ballot.  Two  of 
the   candidates   will    live   outside   of 


North  Garolina.  Eight  will  be  selected 
from  the  following  four  designated 
districts  in  the  state:  (1)  Alamance, 
Gaswell,  Ghatham,  Guilford,  Ran- 
dolph, Rockingham  counties;  (2) 
Gabarrus,  Gaston,  Lincoln,  Mecklen- 
burg, Union  counties;  (3)  Alleghany, 
Ashe,  Avery,  Galdwell,  Watauga, 
Wilkes  counties;  (4)  Burke,  Gleve- 
land,  McDowell,  Mitchell,  Polk, 
Rutherford,  Yancey  counties. 

Becky  Kasuboski  Gook  '66  is  sec- 
ond vice  president  and  Nominating 
Gommittee  chair.  Suggestions  may  be 
sent  to  her  (2717  Park  Oak  Dr., 
Glemmons)  or  to  any  of  the  following 
alumni  who  have  been  invited  to  serve 
on  the  Nominating  Gommittee:  Helen 
Mae  Sarles  Allred  '51,  1024  E.  Gol- 
lege  Dr.,  High  Point;  Elizabeth 
Lowdermilk  Atkins  '33,  PO  Box  128, 
Mt.  Gilead;  William  T.  Atkinson,  Jr. 
'69,  405  Twin  Acres  Dr.,  Lexington; 
Mary  Gecile  Higgins  Bridges  '40, 
2606  Duck  Glub  Rd.,  Greensboro; 
Donna  Allsbrook  Brock  '64,  27 
Beaver  Valley  Rd.,  Asheville; 
Elizabeth  Glay  '38,  1420  Ida  St., 
Durham;  Barbara  Borneman  Groom 
'66,  112  Elliott  Dr.,  Wilmington; 
Joanne  Horn  Eaker  '54,  106 
Ridgecrest  Ave.,  Forest  Gity. 

Kay  Kemp  Hodges  '41,  Rt.  3, 
Princeton  Dr.,  Gastonia;  Anne 
Holmes  Jones  '44,  1  Timberidge  Gt., 
Glover,  SG;  Beth  Keever  '72,  909 
Norwood  St.,  Fayetteville;  Kim  Ket- 
chum  '70,  2513  Lafayette  Ave., 
Greensboro;  Ellen  Rickert  Leach  '52, 
2726  Blanche  Dr.,  Burlington;  Evelyn 


Vannoy  Little  '49,  Box  3,  West  Jef- 
ferson; Nancy  Trivette  Martin  '62, 
395  Birch  Gircle  Dr.,  Hudson;  Mary 
Black  McBryde  '48,  219A  Morehead 
St.,  Morganton;  Lydia  Moody  '53, 
604  E.  Tremont,  Gharlotte;  Jessie 
Potts  Owens  '47,  509  Goharie  Dr., 
Glinton. 

Sallie  Garroll  Park  '58,  157 
Knollwood  Dr.,  Elkin;  Emeve  Paul 
Singletary  '32,  106  S.  Aycock  St., 
Greensboro;  R.  Wes  Smitherman  '69, 
5919  Puritan  Lane,  Rt.  2,  Winston- 
Salem;  Louise  Whitehurst  Snovvden 
'43,  223  York  Rd.,  Greenville;  Agnes 
Welch  Thompson  '32,  816  HiirSt., 
Shelby;  Peggy  Ormsby  Trollinger  '55, 
331  Sunset  Dr.,  Wilkesboro;  Garolyn 
Hunter  Walker  '61,  323  25th  Ave. 
NW,  Hickory;  and  Linda  Long 
Wooten  '65,  821  Monroe  St., 
Roanoke  Rapids. 

Notices 

Nominations  for  1979-80  Alumni 
Service  Awards  may  be  sent  to  the 
Alumni  Office  until  August  31. 
Nomination  forms  will  be  mailed 
upon  request  to  the  Office. 

Glasses  which  end  in  0  and  5  will 
have  reunions  during  the  1980  Gom- 
mencement  Weekend:  May  9-11. 

Applications  for  Gompetitive 
Scholarships  (the  Alumni  Scholars 
awards  included)  may  be  filed  by  high 
school  seniors  until  March  1,  1980. 
Forms  are  available  in  the  Alumni 
and  Student  Aid  offices  at  the 
University. 


Sawyer 


32 


A  Living/ Learning 
JVIemorial 


by  Betsy  Scale 


Five  years  ago  Daphne  Waters  Lewis 
'21  attended  a  discussion  group  at 
UNC-G's  Residential  College.  That 
television  course,  "In  Search  of  the 
American  Dream,"  began  a  four-year 
association  with  the  Residential  Col- 
lege that  Daphne  vowed  "extended 
my  life  four  or  five  years." 

Following  Daphne's  death  in  June, 
1978,  her  three  daughters,  all  UNC^G 
alumnae,  decided  to  honor  their 
mother  by  giving  $10,000  to  the 
Residential  College.  In  making  the 
gift.  Daphne  Lewis  Rudolph  '44, 
Dora  Lewis  Levitan  '47  and  Dacia 
Lewis  King  '47  noted:  "Because  the 
Residential  College  of  UNC-G  pro- 
vides a  meeting  ground  for  young  and 
old  to  stimulate  and  enrich  one 
another  while  considering  the  issues 
of  the  day,  and  because  our  mother, 
in  her  seventies,  became  an  en- 
thusiastic participant  in  this  program 
and  profoundly  cherished  the  ex- 
perience, we  ...  do  hereby  establish 
an  endowment  fund  of  $10,000  in  her 
memory  as  a  gift  .  .  ." 

The  Residential  College,  a  two-year 
living-learning  program,  has  been  a 
part  of  UNC-G  since  1970.  By  choice 
the  College  remains  small  and 
coeducational  (approximately  115 
students)  combining  a  stimulating 
academic  program  with  a  relaxed  at- 
mosphere. 

Betty  Carpenter,  assistant  to  the 
director  of  the  Residential  College, 
remembers  Daphne  as  "one  of  the 
most  delightful  people.  She  was  so 
aware  of  what  was  going  on  in  the 
world.  She  was  a  real  asset  to  the 
Residential  College.  She  was  also  so 
appreciative  of  the  opportunity  of  be- 
ing with  younger  people." 

Daphne's  continued  participation 
in  RC's  lectures  and  seminars  was  in 
part  due  to  her  growing  friendship 
with  former  instructor  Marjorie 
Spruill.  Now  working  on  her  Ph.D.  in 
Intellectual  History  at  the  University 


of  Virginia,  Marjorie  recalled  that 
Daphne  first  attended  the  Residential 
College  soon  after  her  husband's 
death.  "She  said  she  was  determined 
to  keep  alive  and  to  keep  learning  .  .  . 
She   was    interested    in   politics   and 


Alumni  Sislers  (l-r)  Dacia  Lewis  King,  Dora  Lewis  Lcvilan  and  Daphne  Lewis  Rudolph. 


always  had  definite  opinions.  This 
was  wonderful  in  our  classes.  She 
made  me  appreciate  where  I  was  in 
Hfe." 

Daphne  continued  to  visit  RC,  at- 
tending lectures  night  and  day.  "She 
was  a  little  hard  of  hearing,"  said 
Marjorie,  "so  she  always  arrived  ear- 
ly so  she  could  situate  herself  near  the 
speaker." 

Her  daughter,  Dacia,  echoes  the 
remarks  of  the  Residential  College 
faculty.  "Mother  was  a  music  major, 
but  after  her  freshman  year,  she  mar- 
ried my  father  and  never  completed 
her  formal  education.  But  she  was  the 
kind  of  person  who  kept  educating 
herself  all  of  her  life." 

She  apparently  transmitted  this 
love  of  learning  to  her  daughters,  all 
of  whom  used  their  talents  to  make  a 
contribution.  Each  has  had  a  profes- 
sional career  —  Dacia  as  an  art 
teacher.  Dee  (Dora)  as  a  concert 
singer    and    voice     professor,     and 


Daphne  as  a  professional  in  the  Girl 
Scouts. 

Dacia  noted  that  in  later  years  her 
mother's  interests  turned  to  history 
and  political  science  and  she  returned 
to  college  to  study  in  these  areas.  She 
was  inspired  by  Vera  Largent,  a  long 
time  professor  of  history  who  served 
a  year  as  editor  of  the  Alumni  News 
following  her  retirement. 

Residential  College  director  Dr. 
Richard  Whitlock  remembers  "the 
great  ease  with  which  Daphne  fitted 
in  and  was  accepted  by  the  entire 
Residential  College  community.  Age 
was  no  barrier." 

The  funds  provided  by  her 
daughters'  gift  will  be  used  to  enrich 
the  College's  program.  Since  Daphne 
Waters  Lewis  was  interested  all  of  her 
life  in  the  larger  issues  of  a 
democratic  society,  it  is  appropriate 
for  the  funds  to  be  used  to  help  both 
students  and  faculty  become  better 
informed  about  public  affairs. 


UNIVERSI  jy 

Concert  •  Lecture 


1979-80  5™E5 


SPOTLIGHT  SERIES 

Featuring  oiiisianding  full  scale  pro- 
ductions plus  selected  soloists.  .  . 


f /^/VKTORBORa: 


Victor  Borge  —  September  7 

The  maeslro  of  classical  music  and  keyboard 

humor 

The  Black  Watch  —  October  1 1 

Scotland's  famous  highland  regiment, 

featuring  the  band,  pipes,  drums  and  dancers 


Martha  Graham  Dance  Compan\  — 

October  27 

The  most  celebrated  American  dance 

company 

An  Evening  with  John  Raitl  —  November  9 

The  star  of  such  Broadway  hits  as  Carousel 

and  Pajama  Game  in  a  night  of  his  favorite 

Broadway  music  and  reminiscences 

St.  Louis  Jazz  Quartet  — January  M 

The  versatile  Quartet  with  Jeanne  Trevor 

National  Theatre  of  the  Deaf  —  February  24 

Utilizing  their  deatness  in  astonishingly 

creative  ua\'s 

Carlos  Bonell  —  March  21 

Demonstrating  his  outstanding  guitar  artistry 

Eugenia  Zukerman  —  March  26 

A  flutist  of  matchless  virtuosity 


Meredith  Monk  —  April  12 
The  dancer  is  joined  by  the 
interdisciplinary  talent  of  The 
House  performing  ensemble 


CANDLELIGHT  SERIES 

Featuring  solo  and  small  ensemble 
performances 


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Robert  Merrill  —  September  9 

The  legendary  star  of  the  Metropolitan  Opera 

Chicago  Symphony  String  Quartet  — 

September  16 

Performing  an  impressive  array  of  chamber 

music 

Razoumovsky  Quartet  —  October  9 

Distinguished  virtuosos  in-resident  on  campus 


TIIK 

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STATE  SlllPlfCm 


Moscow  State  Symphony  —  October  23 

One  of  the  world's  finest,  under  the  direction 

of  Yevgeny  Svetlanov 

Tashi  —  November  2 

One  of  today's  most  popular  chamber 

ensembles 

North  Carolina  Lyric  Opera  —  November  1-4 

In  their  premier  season,  presenting  Madame 

Hutrerfly  under  direction  of  Rolf  Sander 


Alicia  de  Larrocha  —  November  18 

One  of  the  century's  titans  of  the  keyboard 

Bach  Aria  Group  —  January  1 8 

The  internationally  celebrated  ensemble 

Aldo  Ciccolini  —  February  IS 
Internationally  renowned  pianist 
Razoumovsky  Quartet  —  February  26 
Distinguished  virtuosos  in-resident  on  campus 
The  Ohio  Ballet  —  March  20 
Exquisite  costuming,  jewel-like  performances 


Candide 

September  27-29,  October  4-6  Aycock  — 

A  musical  by  Leonard  Bernstein  based  on  th 

Voltaire  classic. 

Uncle  Vanya 

October  25-27,  November  1-4  Taylor  — 

Chekhov's  poignant  drama  in  a  new 

American  translation  revealing  the  Russian 

sense  of  humor. 

A  Christmas  Carol 

November  30,  December  I,  6-9  Taylor  — 

Special  version  of  Dicken's  perennial 

favorite,  originally  prepared  for  the  Tyrone 

Guthrie  Theatre. 

Theatre  Festival 

January  30-February  3  Aycock  &  Taylor  — 

The  American  College  Theatre  Festival 

presents  the  six  best  university  productions 

from  the  lO-state  southeastern  region. 

Hamlet 

March  20-22,  25-30  Taylor  — 

Shakespeare's  tragedy  of  the  ill-f 

of  Denmark. 


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Bonjour,  France,  Matthew  and  5 

Mentes,  October  18 

Britain  Rediscovered,  Thayer  Soi 

November  8 

Russia  Summer  and  Winter,  Did 

November  28 

Treasures  of  Italy,  Kenneth  Richi 

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Egypt  —  Gift  of  the  Nile,  Davy  . 

February  14 

Norway,  The  New  Shangri-la,  Jo 

Hager,  March  6 

Austrian  Reflections,  Ken  Wolfgs 

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